Chapter VII
Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face. “Good evening, mother.” “Good evening, Hans. Where hast thou been?” “With Grethel.”
Cinderella (Aschenputtel)
Chapter VII
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Hans
takes
the
calf,
puts
it
on
his
head,
and
the
calf
kicks
his
face.
“Good
evening,
mother.”
“Good
evening,
Hans.
Where
hast
thou
been?”
“With
Grethel.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Hans
takes
the
calf,
puts
it
on
his
head,
and
the
calf
kicks
his
face.
Line 2
“Good
evening,
mother.”
Line 3
“Good
evening,
Hans.
Line 4
Where
hast
thou
been?”
/wer hæst ðaʊ bɪn/
Line 5
“With
Grethel.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Where hast thou been?””
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good evening, mother.””
Hast
auxiliary verb
US /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Where hast thou been?””
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Where hast thou been?””
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Where hast thou been?”
calf
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From this reading Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face.
evening
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From this reading “Good evening, mother.”
face
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From this reading Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good evening, mother.”
Grethel
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From this reading “With Grethel.”
Hans
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From this reading Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Where hast thou been?”
head
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From this reading Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face.
kicks
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From this reading Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face.
mother
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From this reading “Good evening, mother.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face.
puts
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From this reading Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face.
takes
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From this reading Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hans takes the calf, puts it on his head, and the calf kicks his face.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Where hast thou been?”
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where hast thou been?”
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “With Grethel.”