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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 Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
baking
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From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
broke
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From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
carried
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From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
country
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From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
day
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From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
discovered
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From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
dish
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From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
down
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From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
eat
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From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
farm-house
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From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
fox
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From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
get
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From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
greedy
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From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There is something for thee to eat,” said he to him, and then went his way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “There is something for thee to eat,” said he to him, and then went his way.
house
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From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
instant
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From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
more
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From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
once
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From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
pancakes
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From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
peeped
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From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
pieces
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From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
Red-fox
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From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
round
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From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
said
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From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
six
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From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
slipped
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From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
sniffed
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From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
some
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From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
swallowed
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From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
Then
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From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
there
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From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
thyself
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From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
to-night
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From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
tore
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From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
want
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From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They went there, and the fox slipped round the house, and peeped and sniffed about until he discovered where the dish was, and then drew down six pancakes and carried them to the wolf.
way
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From this reading “There is something for thee to eat,” said he to him, and then went his way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
whole
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From this reading The wolf swallowed down the pancakes in an instant, and said, “They make one want more,” and went thither and tore the whole dish down so that it broke in pieces.
wife
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From this reading Then answered the fox, “I know a farm-house where the wife is baking pancakes to-night; we will get some of them for ourselves.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
wolf
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From this reading Next day they again went into the country, and the greedy wolf once more said, “Red-fox, get me something to eat, or I will eat thee thyself.”
