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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 THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
all
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From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever she crossed the threshold of her home, the birds and the flowers began calling to her, "Look up, Japonel!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The squirrel called over its bough, "Look up, Japonel!" and the rabbit from between the roots, "Japonel, look down!"
birds
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
bough
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From this reading The squirrel called over its bough, "Look up, Japonel!" and the rabbit from between the roots, "Japonel, look down!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
called
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From this reading The squirrel called over its bough, "Look up, Japonel!" and the rabbit from between the roots, "Japonel, look down!"
calling
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From this reading Whenever she crossed the threshold of her home, the birds and the flowers began calling to her, "Look up, Japonel!
cheeks
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
crossed
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From this reading Whenever she crossed the threshold of her home, the birds and the flowers began calling to her, "Look up, Japonel!
daughter
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From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
down
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
drink
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
eyes
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
face
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
flowers
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From this reading Whenever she crossed the threshold of her home, the birds and the flowers began calling to her, "Look up, Japonel!
flutteringverbUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Look down, Japonel!" for the sight of the sweet face they loved so much.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The squirrel called over its bough, "Look up, Japonel!" and the rabbit from between the roots, "Japonel, look down!"
girl
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From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
hair
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
home
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From this reading Whenever she crossed the threshold of her home, the birds and the flowers began calling to her, "Look up, Japonel!
hung
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
in-dwelling
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
Japonel
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From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
laughing
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
leaned
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
like
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
lips
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
lived
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From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever she crossed the threshold of her home, the birds and the flowers began calling to her, "Look up, Japonel!
loved
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From this reading Look down, Japonel!" for the sight of the sweet face they loved so much.
most
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From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
much
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From this reading Look down, Japonel!" for the sight of the sweet face they loved so much.
named
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From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
net
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
once
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From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
presence
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
rabbit
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From this reading The squirrel called over its bough, "Look up, Japonel!" and the rabbit from between the roots, "Japonel, look down!"
roots
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From this reading The squirrel called over its bough, "Look up, Japonel!" and the rabbit from between the roots, "Japonel, look down!"
roses
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
sight
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From this reading Look down, Japonel!" for the sight of the sweet face they loved so much.
snared
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Look down, Japonel!" for the sight of the sweet face they loved so much.
spring
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
squirrel
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From this reading The squirrel called over its bough, "Look up, Japonel!" and the rabbit from between the roots, "Japonel, look down!"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
sunbeam
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From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
sweet
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From this reading Look down, Japonel!" for the sight of the sweet face they loved so much.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
THERE
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From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Look down, Japonel!" for the sight of the sweet face they loved so much.
things
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From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
threshold
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From this reading Whenever she crossed the threshold of her home, the birds and the flowers began calling to her, "Look up, Japonel!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
up
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From this reading Whenever she crossed the threshold of her home, the birds and the flowers began calling to her, "Look up, Japonel!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever she crossed the threshold of her home, the birds and the flowers began calling to her, "Look up, Japonel!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her hair in its net was like a snared sunbeam, and her face like a spring over which roses leaned down and birds hung fluttering to drink--such being the in-dwelling presence of her eyes and her laughing lips and her cheeks.
wood-cutter
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From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
woodside
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From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
young
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From this reading THERE was once upon a time a young girl named Japonel, the daughter of a wood-cutter, and of all things that lived by the woodside, she was the most fair.
