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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They were only natives after all.
all
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From this reading They were only natives after all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
appeared
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
Bad
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From this reading People who spoke that tongue could not be the Bad Men.
bastard
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From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading People who spoke that tongue could not be the Bad Men.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading People who spoke that tongue could not be the Bad Men.
Curdie's
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
dismissed
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From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
father's
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From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
frightened
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From this reading Thus had they played in Curdie's garden, he had seen the picture, and thus had they frightened the Princess's nurse.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
garden
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From this reading Thus had they played in Curdie's garden, he had seen the picture, and thus had they frightened the Princess's nurse.
Goblins
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
grooms
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From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus had they played in Curdie's garden, he had seen the picture, and thus had they frightened the Princess's nurse.
heard
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From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
heart
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
hills
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
joy
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From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
just
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
lately
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From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
man
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
manner
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
Men
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From this reading People who spoke that tongue could not be the Bad Men.
natives
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From this reading They were only natives after all.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
nurse
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From this reading Thus had they played in Curdie's garden, he had seen the picture, and thus had they frightened the Princess's nurse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
only
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From this reading They were only natives after all.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
other
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From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
out
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
People
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From this reading People who spoke that tongue could not be the Bad Men.
picked
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From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
picture
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From this reading Thus had they played in Curdie's garden, he had seen the picture, and thus had they frightened the Princess's nurse.
played
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From this reading Thus had they played in Curdie's garden, he had seen the picture, and thus had they frightened the Princess's nurse.
Princess's
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From this reading Thus had they played in Curdie's garden, he had seen the picture, and thus had they frightened the Princess's nurse.
Pushto
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From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
recognized
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From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
rocks
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
sank
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
seen
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From this reading Thus had they played in Curdie's garden, he had seen the picture, and thus had they frightened the Princess's nurse.
soul
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
spoke
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From this reading People who spoke that tongue could not be the Bad Men.
steal
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
talking
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From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus had they played in Curdie's garden, he had seen the picture, and thus had they frightened the Princess's nurse.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
three
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
Thus
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From this reading Thus had they played in Curdie's garden, he had seen the picture, and thus had they frightened the Princess's nurse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People who spoke that tongue could not be the Bad Men.
two
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
up
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From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
vex
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
Wee
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading People who spoke that tongue could not be the Bad Men.
Willie
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
Winkie
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He heard them talking to each other, and recognized with joy the bastard Pushto that he had picked up from one of his father's grooms lately dismissed.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
wont
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From this reading Not one man but two or three had appeared from behind the rocks of the hills, and the heart of Wee Willie Winkie sank within him, for just in this manner were the Goblins wont to steal out and vex Curdie's soul.
