Chapter II
The Rescue and the Second Wolf
‘Oh! grandmother,’ she said, ‘what big ears you have!’ ‘The better to hear you with, my child,’ was the reply. ‘But, grandmother, what big eyes you have!’ she said.
Little Red-Cap (Rotkäppchen)
Chapter II · The Rescue and the Second Wolf
‘Oh!
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‘Oh!
grandmother,’
she
said,
‘what
big
ears
you
have!’
‘The
better
to
hear
you
with,
my
child,’
was
the
reply.
‘But,
grandmother,
what
big
eyes
you
have!’
she
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Little Red-Cap (Rotkäppchen)
Chapter II · The Rescue and the Second Wolf
Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
‘Oh!
Line 2
grandmother,’
she
said,
‘what
big
ears
you
have!’
Line 3
‘The
better
to
hear
you
with,
my
child,’
was
the
reply.
Line 4
‘But,
grandmother,
what
big
eyes
you
have!’
Line 5
she
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
ears
noun
US /ɪəz/
The organs on the sides of the head used for hearing.
From this reading “grandmother,’ she said, ‘what big ears you have!’”
eyes
noun
US /aɪz/
The organs used for seeing.
From this reading “‘But, grandmother, what big eyes you have!’”
reply
noun
US /rɪˈplaɪ/
An answer given to something that has been said.
From this reading “‘The better to hear you with, my child,’ was the reply.”
All words in this reading · 20
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better
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From this reading ‘The better to hear you with, my child,’ was the reply.
big
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From this reading grandmother,’ she said, ‘what big ears you have!’
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But, grandmother, what big eyes you have!’
child
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From this reading ‘The better to hear you with, my child,’ was the reply.
earsnounUS /ɪəz/
The organs on the sides of the head used for hearing.
From this reading grandmother,’ she said, ‘what big ears you have!’
eyesnounUS /aɪz/
The organs used for seeing.
From this reading ‘But, grandmother, what big eyes you have!’
grandmother
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From this reading grandmother,’ she said, ‘what big ears you have!’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading grandmother,’ she said, ‘what big ears you have!’
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The better to hear you with, my child,’ was the reply.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘The better to hear you with, my child,’ was the reply.
Oh
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From this reading ‘Oh!
replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/
An answer given to something that has been said.
From this reading ‘The better to hear you with, my child,’ was the reply.
said
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From this reading grandmother,’ she said, ‘what big ears you have!’
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading grandmother,’ she said, ‘what big ears you have!’
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The better to hear you with, my child,’ was the reply.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘The better to hear you with, my child,’ was the reply.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘The better to hear you with, my child,’ was the reply.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading grandmother,’ she said, ‘what big ears you have!’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘The better to hear you with, my child,’ was the reply.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading grandmother,’ she said, ‘what big ears you have!’