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addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
all
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From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
also
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
bade
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From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
beard
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
brother
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
Devil
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From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
Devil's
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
dim
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
doing
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From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
earned
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From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
else
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From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
eyes
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
father
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From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
fill
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From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
forfeited
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From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
fresh
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From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
full
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From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
go
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From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
hair
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
head
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
held
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From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
hell
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
home
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From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
kettles
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From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
King
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
knapsack
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From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
like
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From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
logs
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From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
lucky
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From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
much
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From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
nails
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
now
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From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
peace
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From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
peeped
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From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
receive
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From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
said
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From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
satisfied
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From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
say
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
see
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From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
soldier
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From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
sooty
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
sweepings
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From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
uncombed
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
uncut
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
unwashed
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From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
up
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From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
very
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From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The soldier held his peace, and did as the Devil bade him, but he was not at all satisfied with his wages.
well
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From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading You must also go unwashed and uncombed, with long hair on your head and beard, and with uncut nails and dim eyes, and when you are asked whence you come, you must say, “From hell,” and when you are asked who you are, you are to say, “The Devil’s sooty brother, and my King as well.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Devil said, “In order that you may receive the wages you have earned, go and fill your knapsack full of the sweepings, and take it home with you.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” said the soldier, “I should very much like to see what my father is doing at home.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you have peeped into the kettles as well; it is lucky for you that you added fresh logs to them, or else your life would have been forfeited; now that your time is up, will you go home again?”
