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all
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From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
back
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From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
believed
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From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But who should come in but the wolf!
children
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From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
dear
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From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
door
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From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
forest
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From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
hide
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From this reading They were terrified and wanted to hide themselves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
home
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From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
house-door
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From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
kids
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From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
knocked
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From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
mother
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From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
now
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From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
OpenverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
opened
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From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
paws
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From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
put
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From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
said
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From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
saw
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From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But who should come in but the wolf!
show
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From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading They were terrified and wanted to hide themselves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They were terrified and wanted to hide themselves.
Then
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From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
true
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From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
wanted
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From this reading They were terrified and wanted to hide themselves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The little kids cried, “First show us thy paws that we may know if thou art our dear little mother.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
white
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From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But who should come in but the wolf!
window
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From this reading Then he put his paws in through the window, and when the kids saw that they were white, they believed that all he said was true, and opened the door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
wolf
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From this reading But who should come in but the wolf!
wretch
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From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So now the wretch went for the third time to the house-door, knocked at it and said, “Open the door for me, children, your dear little mother has come home, and has brought every one of you something back from the forest with her.”
