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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 And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the head answered, “Alas, young Queen, how ill you fare!
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
break
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From this reading If this your tender mother knew, Her heart would surely break in two.”
brightness
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
Conrad
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From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
country
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From this reading Then they went still further out of the town, and drove their geese into the country.
delighted
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
down
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
drove
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From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
Early
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From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
Falada
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From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading Then the head answered, “Alas, young Queen, how ill you fare!
few
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
flock
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From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
further
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From this reading Then they went still further out of the town, and drove their geese into the country.
gateway
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From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
geese
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From this reading Then they went still further out of the town, and drove their geese into the country.
gold
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
hair
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
hairs
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
hanging
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From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
head
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From this reading Then the head answered, “Alas, young Queen, how ill you fare!
heart
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From this reading If this your tender mother knew, Her heart would surely break in two.”
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If this your tender mother knew, Her heart would surely break in two.”
how
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From this reading Then the head answered, “Alas, young Queen, how ill you fare!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If this your tender mother knew, Her heart would surely break in two.”
ill
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From this reading Then the head answered, “Alas, young Queen, how ill you fare!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then they went still further out of the town, and drove their geese into the country.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
knew
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From this reading If this your tender mother knew, Her heart would surely break in two.”
like
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
meadow
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
mother
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From this reading If this your tender mother knew, Her heart would surely break in two.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then they went still further out of the town, and drove their geese into the country.
out
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From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
passing
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From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
pluck
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
pure
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
Queen
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From this reading Then the head answered, “Alas, young Queen, how ill you fare!
said
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From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
sat
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
saw
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they went still further out of the town, and drove their geese into the country.
surely
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From this reading If this your tender mother knew, Her heart would surely break in two.”
tender
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From this reading If this your tender mother knew, Her heart would surely break in two.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
Then
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From this reading Then the head answered, “Alas, young Queen, how ill you fare!
there
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From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they went still further out of the town, and drove their geese into the country.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
town
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From this reading Then they went still further out of the town, and drove their geese into the country.
two
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From this reading If this your tender mother knew, Her heart would surely break in two.”
unboundadjectiveUS /ʌnˈbaʊnd/
Released from physical or magical bonds; free and unrestricted.
From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
wanted
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From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they went still further out of the town, and drove their geese into the country.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Early in the morning, when she and Conrad drove out their flock beneath this gateway, she said in passing, “Alas, Falada, hanging there!”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And when they had come to the meadow, she sat down and unbound her hair which was like pure gold, and Conrad saw it and delighted in its brightness, and wanted to pluck out a few hairs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If this your tender mother knew, Her heart would surely break in two.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then the head answered, “Alas, young Queen, how ill you fare!
young
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From this reading Then the head answered, “Alas, young Queen, how ill you fare!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If this your tender mother knew, Her heart would surely break in two.”
