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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 “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
all
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From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
almost
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From this reading She ran as long as her feet would go, until it was almost evening.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
away
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From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
beasts
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From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she began to run, and ran over sharp stones and through thorns, and the wild beasts ran past her, but did her no harm.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
child
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From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
devoured
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From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
evening
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From this reading She ran as long as her feet would go, until it was almost evening.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
feet
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From this reading She ran as long as her feet would go, until it was almost evening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
forest
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From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
go
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From this reading She ran as long as her feet would go, until it was almost evening.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
harm
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From this reading Then she began to run, and ran over sharp stones and through thorns, and the wild beasts ran past her, but did her no harm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
heart
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From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
huntsman
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From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
kill
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From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
leaf
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From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She ran as long as her feet would go, until it was almost evening.
longer
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From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
needful
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From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
now
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From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then she began to run, and ran over sharp stones and through thorns, and the wild beasts ran past her, but did her no harm.
past
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From this reading Then she began to run, and ran over sharp stones and through thorns, and the wild beasts ran past her, but did her no harm.
pity
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From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
ran
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From this reading Then she began to run, and ran over sharp stones and through thorns, and the wild beasts ran past her, but did her no harm.
rolled
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From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
Run
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From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
said
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From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
sharp
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From this reading Then she began to run, and ran over sharp stones and through thorns, and the wild beasts ran past her, but did her no harm.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
soon
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From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
stone
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From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
stones
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From this reading Then she began to run, and ran over sharp stones and through thorns, and the wild beasts ran past her, but did her no harm.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
then
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From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
thorns
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From this reading Then she began to run, and ran over sharp stones and through thorns, and the wild beasts ran past her, but did her no harm.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then she began to run, and ran over sharp stones and through thorns, and the wild beasts ran past her, but did her no harm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
tree
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From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She ran as long as her feet would go, until it was almost evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But now, the poor child was all alone in the great forest, and so terrified that she looked at every leaf of every tree, and did not know what to do.
wild
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From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She ran as long as her feet would go, until it was almost evening.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “The wild beasts will soon have devoured you,” thought he, and yet it seemed as if a stone had been rolled from his heart since it was no longer needful for him to kill her.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And as she was so beautiful, the huntsman had pity on her and said, “Run away, then, you poor child.”
