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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 He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
any
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From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
apples
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From this reading There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
asleep
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From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
awake
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From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
beasts
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From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
branches
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From this reading There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
came
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From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
climbed
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From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
difficulty
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From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
down
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From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
fence
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From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
forests
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From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
forth
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From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
garden
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From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
gathered
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From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
giant
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From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
got
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From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
hand
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From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
hanging
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From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
heads
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From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
lay
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From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
leave
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From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches.
middle
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From this reading There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
mountain
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From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
out
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From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
plains
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From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
put
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From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
reach
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From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
red
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From this reading There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches.
ring
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From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
round
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From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
safely
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From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
saw
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From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
shining
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From this reading There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
stepped
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From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
Then
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From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
There
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From this reading There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
thrust
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From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
top
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From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
tree
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From this reading There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches.
trunk
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From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
up
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From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches.
valley
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From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
very
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From this reading There, in the very middle of it, stood the tree of life, and the red apples were shining upon the branches.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The beasts lay round about it, but they had put their heads down and were asleep.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Moreover, they did not awake when he went up to them, so he stepped over them, climbed the fence, and got safely into the garden.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He climbed up the trunk to the top, and as he was about to reach out for an apple, he saw a ring hanging before it; but he thrust his hand through that without any difficulty, and gathered the apple.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading Then he took leave of the giant, and went forth over mountain and valley, and through plains and forests, until at length he came to the wondrous garden.
