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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 Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
all
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From this reading In the first place, the people who lived there thought that Stumpinghame was all the world; they thought there was no world at all outside Stumpinghame.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they thought that the people of Stumpinghame knew everything that could possibly be known, and that what they did not know was of no consequence at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the first place, the people who lived there thought that Stumpinghame was all the world; they thought there was no world at all outside Stumpinghame.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And they thought that the people of Stumpinghame knew everything that could possibly be known, and that what they did not know was of no consequence at all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
called
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From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
common
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From this reading One idea common in Stumpinghame was really very unusual indeed.
consequence
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From this reading And they thought that the people of Stumpinghame knew everything that could possibly be known, and that what they did not know was of no consequence at all.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And they thought that the people of Stumpinghame knew everything that could possibly be known, and that what they did not know was of no consequence at all.
country
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From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
curious
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From this reading It was a rather curious country in several ways.
days
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From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And they thought that the people of Stumpinghame knew everything that could possibly be known, and that what they did not know was of no consequence at all.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And they thought that the people of Stumpinghame knew everything that could possibly be known, and that what they did not know was of no consequence at all.
fairies
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From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
far
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From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, the people who lived there thought that Stumpinghame was all the world; they thought there was no world at all outside Stumpinghame.
idea
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From this reading One idea common in Stumpinghame was really very unusual indeed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
indeed
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From this reading One idea common in Stumpinghame was really very unusual indeed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a rather curious country in several ways.
kingdom
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From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
knew
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From this reading And they thought that the people of Stumpinghame knew everything that could possibly be known, and that what they did not know was of no consequence at all.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they thought that the people of Stumpinghame knew everything that could possibly be known, and that what they did not know was of no consequence at all.
known
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From this reading And they thought that the people of Stumpinghame knew everything that could possibly be known, and that what they did not know was of no consequence at all.
lived
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From this reading In the first place, the people who lived there thought that Stumpinghame was all the world; they thought there was no world at all outside Stumpinghame.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the first place, the people who lived there thought that Stumpinghame was all the world; they thought there was no world at all outside Stumpinghame.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And they thought that the people of Stumpinghame knew everything that could possibly be known, and that what they did not know was of no consequence at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
Once
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From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One idea common in Stumpinghame was really very unusual indeed.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place, the people who lived there thought that Stumpinghame was all the world; they thought there was no world at all outside Stumpinghame.
people
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From this reading In the first place, the people who lived there thought that Stumpinghame was all the world; they thought there was no world at all outside Stumpinghame.
place
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From this reading In the first place, the people who lived there thought that Stumpinghame was all the world; they thought there was no world at all outside Stumpinghame.
possibly
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From this reading And they thought that the people of Stumpinghame knew everything that could possibly be known, and that what they did not know was of no consequence at all.
rather
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From this reading It was a rather curious country in several ways.
really
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From this reading One idea common in Stumpinghame was really very unusual indeed.
several
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From this reading It was a rather curious country in several ways.
Stumpinghame
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From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the first place, the people who lived there thought that Stumpinghame was all the world; they thought there was no world at all outside Stumpinghame.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
there
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From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first place, the people who lived there thought that Stumpinghame was all the world; they thought there was no world at all outside Stumpinghame.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, the people who lived there thought that Stumpinghame was all the world; they thought there was no world at all outside Stumpinghame.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
unusual
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From this reading One idea common in Stumpinghame was really very unusual indeed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
very
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From this reading One idea common in Stumpinghame was really very unusual indeed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
ways
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From this reading It was a rather curious country in several ways.
west
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From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And they thought that the people of Stumpinghame knew everything that could possibly be known, and that what they did not know was of no consequence at all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Once upon a time, in the days of the fairies, there was in the far west country a kingdom which was called by the name of Stumpinghame.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the first place, the people who lived there thought that Stumpinghame was all the world; they thought there was no world at all outside Stumpinghame.
world
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From this reading In the first place, the people who lived there thought that Stumpinghame was all the world; they thought there was no world at all outside Stumpinghame.
