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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 When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
also
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From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how it said as it ran, “Who drinks of me will be a roebuck; who drinks of me will be a roebuck.”
away
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From this reading The sister said, “Oh, I pray you, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a roebuck, and run away from me.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
become
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From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
brook
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From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
brother
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From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
came
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From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
dear
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From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
devour
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From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
drink
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From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
drinks
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From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sister said, “Oh, I pray you, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a roebuck, and run away from me.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
heard
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From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
how
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From this reading And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how it said as it ran, “Who drinks of me will be a roebuck; who drinks of me will be a roebuck.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how it said as it ran, “Who drinks of me will be a roebuck; who drinks of me will be a roebuck.”
like
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From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
Oh
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From this reading The sister said, “Oh, I pray you, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a roebuck, and run away from me.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
out
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From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
Pray
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From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
ran
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From this reading And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how it said as it ran, “Who drinks of me will be a roebuck; who drinks of me will be a roebuck.”
roebuck
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From this reading And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how it said as it ran, “Who drinks of me will be a roebuck; who drinks of me will be a roebuck.”
run
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From this reading The sister said, “Oh, I pray you, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a roebuck, and run away from me.”
said
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From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
say
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From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
sister
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From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
spring
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From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
Then
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From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when they came to the third brook the sister heard how it said as it ran, “Who drinks of me will be a roebuck; who drinks of me will be a roebuck.”
thirst
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From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
too
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From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
wait
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From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The brother did not drink, and said, “I will wait until we come to the next spring, but then I must drink, say what you like; for my thirst is too great.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
wolf
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From this reading When they came to the next brook the sister heard this also say, “Who drinks of me will be a wolf; who drinks of me will be a wolf.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then the sister cried out, “Pray, dear brother, do not drink, or you will become a wolf, and devour me.”
