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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
almost
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From this reading It might naturally have been thought that my former volume (_English Fairy Tales_) had almost exhausted the scanty remains of the traditional folk-tales of England.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading XIII Preface This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
back
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From this reading _This you will find at the back: you cannot mistake it, for it has J. J. in the wards.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might naturally have been thought that my former volume (_English Fairy Tales_) had almost exhausted the scanty remains of the traditional folk-tales of England.
Bell
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading XIII Preface This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general.
brother
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From this reading XIII Preface This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general.
cannot
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From this reading _This you will find at the back: you cannot mistake it, for it has J. J. in the wards.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading XIII Preface This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general.
Door
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
down
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
England
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English
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exactly
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From this reading Put the Key in the Keyhole, which it fits exactly, unlock the door, and_ Fourteenth Impression MY SON SYDNEY ÆTAT.
exhausted
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Fairy
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fancy
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From this reading XIII Preface This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general.
find
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From this reading _This you will find at the back: you cannot mistake it, for it has J. J. in the wards.
fits
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From this reading Put the Key in the Keyhole, which it fits exactly, unlock the door, and_ Fourteenth Impression MY SON SYDNEY ÆTAT.
folk-lorists
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folk-tales
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _This you will find at the back: you cannot mistake it, for it has J. J. in the wards.
former
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From this reading It might naturally have been thought that my former volume (_English Fairy Tales_) had almost exhausted the scanty remains of the traditional folk-tales of England.
Fourteenth
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From this reading Put the Key in the Keyhole, which it fits exactly, unlock the door, and_ Fourteenth Impression MY SON SYDNEY ÆTAT.
G
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
general
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From this reading XIII Preface This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general.
grating
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It might naturally have been thought that my former volume (_English Fairy Tales_) had almost exhausted the scanty remains of the traditional folk-tales of England.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _This you will find at the back: you cannot mistake it, for it has J. J. in the wards.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might naturally have been thought that my former volume (_English Fairy Tales_) had almost exhausted the scanty remains of the traditional folk-tales of England.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading XIII Preface This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
Impression
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From this reading Put the Key in the Keyhole, which it fits exactly, unlock the door, and_ Fourteenth Impression MY SON SYDNEY ÆTAT.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _This you will find at the back: you cannot mistake it, for it has J. J. in the wards.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _This you will find at the back: you cannot mistake it, for it has J. J. in the wards.
J
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From this reading _This you will find at the back: you cannot mistake it, for it has J. J. in the wards.
Key
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
Keyhole
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From this reading Put the Key in the Keyhole, which it fits exactly, unlock the door, and_ Fourteenth Impression MY SON SYDNEY ÆTAT.
Knock
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
Knocker
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
London
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might naturally have been thought that my former volume (_English Fairy Tales_) had almost exhausted the scanty remains of the traditional folk-tales of England.
mistake
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From this reading _This you will find at the back: you cannot mistake it, for it has J. J. in the wards.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Put the Key in the Keyhole, which it fits exactly, unlock the door, and_ Fourteenth Impression MY SON SYDNEY ÆTAT.
naturally
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From this reading It might naturally have been thought that my former volume (_English Fairy Tales_) had almost exhausted the scanty remains of the traditional folk-tales of England.
New
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It might naturally have been thought that my former volume (_English Fairy Tales_) had almost exhausted the scanty remains of the traditional folk-tales of England.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
P
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
Preface
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From this reading XIII Preface This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general.
public
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From this reading XIII Preface This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general.
Pull
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
Put
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From this reading Put the Key in the Keyhole, which it fits exactly, unlock the door, and_ Fourteenth Impression MY SON SYDNEY ÆTAT.
Putnam's
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
quiet
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
remains
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say
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
From this reading It might naturally have been thought that my former volume (_English Fairy Tales_) had almost exhausted the scanty remains of the traditional folk-tales of England.
side
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
SON
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From this reading Put the Key in the Keyhole, which it fits exactly, unlock the door, and_ Fourteenth Impression MY SON SYDNEY ÆTAT.
SonsnounUS /sʌnz/
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
surprise
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From this reading XIII Preface This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general.
SYDNEY
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From this reading Put the Key in the Keyhole, which it fits exactly, unlock the door, and_ Fourteenth Impression MY SON SYDNEY ÆTAT.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
Tales
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teeny
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It might naturally have been thought that my former volume (_English Fairy Tales_) had almost exhausted the scanty remains of the traditional folk-tales of England.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
Then
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _This you will find at the back: you cannot mistake it, for it has J. J. in the wards.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It might naturally have been thought that my former volume (_English Fairy Tales_) had almost exhausted the scanty remains of the traditional folk-tales of England.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
tiny
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading XIII Preface This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general.
traditional
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unlock
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From this reading Put the Key in the Keyhole, which it fits exactly, unlock the door, and_ Fourteenth Impression MY SON SYDNEY ÆTAT.
very
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
voice
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
volume
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From this reading XIII Preface This volume will come, I fancy, as a surprise both to my brother folk-lorists and to the public in general.
wards
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From this reading _This you will find at the back: you cannot mistake it, for it has J. J. in the wards.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Put the Key in the Keyhole, which it fits exactly, unlock the door, and_ Fourteenth Impression MY SON SYDNEY ÆTAT.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
XIII
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York
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From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading G.P. Putnam's Sons New York and London _Knock at the Knocker on the Door, Pull the Bell at the side._ _Then, if you are_ very _quiet, you will hear a teeny tiny voice say through the grating_ "Take down the Key."
ÆTAT
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From this reading Put the Key in the Keyhole, which it fits exactly, unlock the door, and_ Fourteenth Impression MY SON SYDNEY ÆTAT.
