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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 often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
AEsop
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LAFAYETTE AT KASKASKIA--THE STATELY MINUET.
best
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From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
boy
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
boys
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
cabin
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From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
changed
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
Chicago
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From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
defended
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
diamonds
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
dipper
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
drops
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
dying
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
fables
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From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
fairy
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
famine
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
few
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
folk-lore
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From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
German
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From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
girl
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
gold
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
how
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
ideas
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From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
impart
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From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
Indian
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
Indiana
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
influence
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From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
influenced
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
Jasper
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From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
KASKASKIA
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From this reading LAFAYETTE AT KASKASKIA--THE STATELY MINUET.
LAFAYETTE
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From this reading LAFAYETTE AT KASKASKIA--THE STATELY MINUET.
lake
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From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
lore
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
made
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From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
method
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From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
MINUET
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From this reading LAFAYETTE AT KASKASKIA--THE STATELY MINUET.
moral
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From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
mother
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
near
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From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
often
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
old
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From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
out
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
pitied
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
return
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
River
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From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
Roman
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From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
school
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From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
shared
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
shell
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
silver
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
sought
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From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
STATELY
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From this reading LAFAYETTE AT KASKASKIA--THE STATELY MINUET.
stories
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From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
story
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
story-telling
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From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
sufferers
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
tale
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAFAYETTE AT KASKASKIA--THE STATELY MINUET.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sought to impart moral ideas by the old Roman fables and German folk-lore stories.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
turtle
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
turtles
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From this reading But neither AEsop nor fairy lore so influenced the Indian boys as his story of the Indiana boy who defended the turtles and pitied the turtle with the broken shell.
use
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From this reading Jasper made the best use of the story-telling method of influence in his school in the little cabin on the lake near Chicago River.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
water
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From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He often told the tale of the poor girl who went out for a few drops of water for her dying mother, in the water famine, and how her dipper was changed into silver, gold, and diamonds, as she shared the water with the sufferers on her return.
