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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After breakfast was over, the ogre called out: “Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
asleep
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From this reading And it went on singing till the ogre fell asleep, and commenced to snore like thunder.
ate
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
beautifully
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From this reading Then he said: “Sing!” and the golden harp sang most beautifully.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So she brought it and put it on the table before him.
breakfast
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
bring
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From this reading After breakfast was over, the ogre called out: “Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp.”
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So she brought it and put it on the table before him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
called
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From this reading After breakfast was over, the ogre called out: “Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp.”
commenced
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From this reading And it went on singing till the ogre fell asleep, and commenced to snore like thunder.
copper
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
cupboards
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
didn't
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
down
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
fell
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From this reading And it went on singing till the ogre fell asleep, and commenced to snore like thunder.
get
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
golden
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From this reading After breakfast was over, the ogre called out: “Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp.”
harp
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From this reading After breakfast was over, the ogre called out: “Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
he'd
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So she brought it and put it on the table before him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
larder
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
like
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From this reading And it went on singing till the ogre fell asleep, and commenced to snore like thunder.
luckily
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After breakfast was over, the ogre called out: “Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp.”
most
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From this reading Then he said: “Sing!” and the golden harp sang most beautifully.
mutter
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After breakfast was over, the ogre called out: “Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp.”
now
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
ogrenounUS /ˈoʊɡər/
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So she brought it and put it on the table before him.
only
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
out
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From this reading After breakfast was over, the ogre called out: “Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After breakfast was over, the ogre called out: “Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp.”
put
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From this reading So she brought it and put it on the table before him.
said
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From this reading Then he said: “Sing!” and the golden harp sang most beautifully.
sang
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From this reading Then he said: “Sing!” and the golden harp sang most beautifully.
sat
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
search
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she brought it and put it on the table before him.
Sing
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From this reading Then he said: “Sing!” and the golden harp sang most beautifully.
singing
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From this reading And it went on singing till the ogre fell asleep, and commenced to snore like thunder.
snore
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From this reading And it went on singing till the ogre fell asleep, and commenced to snore like thunder.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
sworn
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
table
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From this reading So she brought it and put it on the table before him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
then
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And it went on singing till the ogre fell asleep, and commenced to snore like thunder.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And it went on singing till the ogre fell asleep, and commenced to snore like thunder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
up
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After breakfast was over, the ogre called out: “Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp.”
Well
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From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it went on singing till the ogre fell asleep, and commenced to snore like thunder.
Wife
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From this reading After breakfast was over, the ogre called out: “Wife, wife, bring me my golden harp.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So the ogre sat down to the breakfast and ate it, but every now and then he would mutter: “Well, I could have sworn----” and he'd get up and search the larder and the cupboards, and everything, only luckily he didn't think of the copper.
