Chapter I
IN THE COUNTRY. IN THE COUNTRY. Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away! HAPPY LITTLE EDWARD. Edward Jones was about four years old.
Happy Little Edward
Chapter I
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IN
THE
COUNTRY.
IN
THE
COUNTRY.
Come,
little
children,
wake
from
sleep,
And
into
the
country
take
a
peep;
Happy
Edward
leads
the
way,
So
haste
to
the
country,
haste
away!
HAPPY
LITTLE
EDWARD.
Edward
Jones
was
about
four
years
old.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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IN
THE
COUNTRY.
Line 2
IN
THE
COUNTRY.
Line 3
Come,
little
children,
wake
from
sleep,
And
into
the
country
take
a
peep;
Happy
Edward
leads
the
way,
So
haste
to
the
country,
haste
away!
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HAPPY
LITTLE
EDWARD.
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Edward
Jones
was
about
four
years
old.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Edward Jones was about four years old.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!”
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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 Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Edward Jones was about four years old.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
away
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From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
children
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From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
COUNTRY
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From this reading IN THE COUNTRY.
Edward
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From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
four
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From this reading Edward Jones was about four years old.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
Happy
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From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
haste
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From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
Jones
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From this reading Edward Jones was about four years old.
leads
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From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
old
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From this reading Edward Jones was about four years old.
peep
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From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
sleep
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From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE COUNTRY.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
wake
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From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edward Jones was about four years old.
way
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From this reading Come, little children, wake from sleep, And into the country take a peep; Happy Edward leads the way, So haste to the country, haste away!
years
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From this reading Edward Jones was about four years old.