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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 In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
all
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From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
aroused
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
asleep
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
beautiful
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From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
bright
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From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
brightly
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
crept
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
daytime
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From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
downstairs
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From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
eager
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From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
face
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
fairies
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From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
fairy
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
Fairyfoot
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From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
fell
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
gave
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From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
hand
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
heard
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From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
hole
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
hour
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
hungry
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From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
jumped
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
light
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
lighter
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From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
lightly
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From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
loft
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
low
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
master
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From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
moon
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
moonbeam
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
moonlight
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From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
night
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From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
oak-tree
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
once
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
out
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
prepared
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From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
ran
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
roof
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
saw
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
scarcely
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From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
see
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From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
shepherd's
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From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
sky
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
slanting
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
sleep
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
slipped
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From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
supper
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From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
Then
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
touched
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
up
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
waken
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From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
wall
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From this reading Then he jumped up and ran to the hole in the wall to look out, and he saw that the hour had come, and the moon was so low in the sky that its slanting light had crept under the oak-tree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Fairyfoot was scarcely hungry at all; he was so eager for the night to come, so that he might see the fairies.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he went to his loft under the roof, he thought at first that he could not sleep; but suddenly his hand touched the fairy whistle and he fell asleep at once, and did not waken again until a moonbeam fell brightly upon his face and aroused him.
wife
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From this reading In went the shepherd's wife, and she prepared quite a good supper for Fairyfoot and gave it to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He slipped downstairs so lightly that his master heard nothing, and then he found himself out in the beautiful night with the moonlight so bright that it was lighter than daytime.
