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all
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From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, be of good courage.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
courage
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From this reading However, be of good courage.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.
find
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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
Fox
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From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.
friend
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From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.
get
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From this reading I will help you, and tell you how to get to the Golden Horse.
give
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From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.
Golden
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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, be of good courage.
happened
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From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
heed
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From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will help you, and tell you how to get to the Golden Horse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.
Horse
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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
how
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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, be of good courage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will help you, and tell you how to get to the Golden Horse.
King's
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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However, be of good courage.
off
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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
old
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From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.
once
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From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.
road
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From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.
said
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From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.
saw
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From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.
set
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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
sighed
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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
sitting
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From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.
Son
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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
sorrowful
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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will help you, and tell you how to get to the Golden Horse.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will help you, and tell you how to get to the Golden Horse.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.