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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 There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
afar
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From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Gretel, ‘that will be too heavy for the little duck; she shall take us across, one after the other.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Little duck, little duck, dost thou see, Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Little duck, little duck, dost thou see, Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
back
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From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Gretel, ‘that will be too heavy for the little duck; she shall take us across, one after the other.’
bridge
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From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him.
came
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From this reading The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading ‘Little duck, little duck, dost thou see, Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee?
duck
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From this reading ‘Little duck, little duck, dost thou see, Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee?
familiar
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From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
father's
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From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Little duck, little duck, dost thou see, Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee?
forest
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From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
Gretel
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From this reading ‘Little duck, little duck, dost thou see, Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
Hansel
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From this reading ‘Little duck, little duck, dost thou see, Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee?
heavy
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From this reading ‘No,’ replied Gretel, ‘that will be too heavy for the little duck; she shall take us across, one after the other.’
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him.
house
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From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Little duck, little duck, dost thou see, Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee?
more
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From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Gretel, ‘that will be too heavy for the little duck; she shall take us across, one after the other.’
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
once
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From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Gretel, ‘that will be too heavy for the little duck; she shall take us across, one after the other.’
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
other
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From this reading ‘No,’ replied Gretel, ‘that will be too heavy for the little duck; she shall take us across, one after the other.’
plank
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From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Gretel, ‘that will be too heavy for the little duck; she shall take us across, one after the other.’
safely
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From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
saw
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From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
seated
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From this reading The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him.
see
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From this reading ‘Little duck, little duck, dost thou see, Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee?
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Gretel, ‘that will be too heavy for the little duck; she shall take us across, one after the other.’
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Gretel, ‘that will be too heavy for the little duck; she shall take us across, one after the other.’
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
sight
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From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
sister
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From this reading The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him.
sit
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From this reading The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Gretel, ‘that will be too heavy for the little duck; she shall take us across, one after the other.’
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Little duck, little duck, dost thou see, Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him.
There's
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From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Little duck, little duck, dost thou see, Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee?
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him.
too
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From this reading ‘No,’ replied Gretel, ‘that will be too heavy for the little duck; she shall take us across, one after the other.’
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
waiting
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From this reading ‘Little duck, little duck, dost thou see, Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee?
walked
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From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house.
white
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From this reading There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight, Take us across on thy back so white.’
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘No,’ replied Gretel, ‘that will be too heavy for the little duck; she shall take us across, one after the other.’
