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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 "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
all
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From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What pool--and what red berries?" asked the second nightingale.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It is very ugly and muddy, and bushes with red berries on them grow around it."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What pool--and what red berries?" asked the second nightingale.
berries
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From this reading "What pool--and what red berries?" asked the second nightingale.
brook
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From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
bushes
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From this reading It is very ugly and muddy, and bushes with red berries on them grow around it."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
crossly
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From this reading "Never heard of it," said the second nightingale, rather crossly.
day
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From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
dear
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From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
don't
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From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
explained
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From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
follow
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From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
Goldenhair
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From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
grow
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From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
heard
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From this reading "Never heard of it," said the second nightingale, rather crossly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
met
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From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
misfortune
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From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
muddy
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From this reading It is very ugly and muddy, and bushes with red berries on them grow around it."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never heard of it," said the second nightingale, rather crossly.
nightingale
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From this reading "What pool--and what red berries?" asked the second nightingale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Never heard of it," said the second nightingale, rather crossly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is very ugly and muddy, and bushes with red berries on them grow around it."
other
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From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
paths
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From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
pool
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From this reading "What pool--and what red berries?" asked the second nightingale.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
possible
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From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
rather
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From this reading "Never heard of it," said the second nightingale, rather crossly.
red
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From this reading "What pool--and what red berries?" asked the second nightingale.
said
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From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
second
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From this reading "What pool--and what red berries?" asked the second nightingale.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What pool--and what red berries?" asked the second nightingale.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is very ugly and muddy, and bushes with red berries on them grow around it."
then
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From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
three-quarters
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From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
ugly
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From this reading It is very ugly and muddy, and bushes with red berries on them grow around it."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
very
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From this reading It is very ugly and muddy, and bushes with red berries on them grow around it."
Well
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From this reading "Well," explained the other, "you have to follow the brook for a day and three-quarters, and then take all the paths to the left until you come to the pool.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What pool--and what red berries?" asked the second nightingale.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
Why
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From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, my dear," said the first, "is it possible you don't know about the pool where the red berries grow--the pool where the poor, dear Princess Goldenhair met with her misfortune?"
