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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 “Thou hast such a pretty way of speaking.
affirmed
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
all
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From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And thou didst put thy hand to the left side of thy waistcoat as if thou really hadst one!”
contrivance
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
didstauxiliary verbUS /dɪdst/
an old form of “did”, used with “thou”
From this reading And thou didst put thy hand to the left side of thy waistcoat as if thou really hadst one!”
fantastic
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
gifted
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
go
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
hadst
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From this reading And thou didst put thy hand to the left side of thy waistcoat as if thou really hadst one!”
hand
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From this reading And thou didst put thy hand to the left side of thy waistcoat as if thou really hadst one!”
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou hast such a pretty way of speaking.
heart
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From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
high
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
humor
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
hundred
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And thou didst put thy hand to the left side of thy waistcoat as if thou really hadst one!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
laughing
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From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thou didst put thy hand to the left side of thy waistcoat as if thou really hadst one!”
loudly
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From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
man
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
more
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
Mother
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
now
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Thou hast such a pretty way of speaking.
old
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From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And thou didst put thy hand to the left side of thy waistcoat as if thou really hadst one!”
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
play
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
pretty
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From this reading “Thou hast such a pretty way of speaking.
put
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From this reading And thou didst put thy hand to the left side of thy waistcoat as if thou really hadst one!”
real
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
really
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From this reading And thou didst put thy hand to the left side of thy waistcoat as if thou really hadst one!”
Rigby
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
scarecrow
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
setting
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From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
side
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From this reading And thou didst put thy hand to the left side of thy waistcoat as if thou really hadst one!”
sides
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From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
speaking
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From this reading “Thou hast such a pretty way of speaking.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
wealth or financial means
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Thou hast such a pretty way of speaking.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou hast such a pretty way of speaking.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
waistcoat
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From this reading And thou didst put thy hand to the left side of thy waistcoat as if thou really hadst one!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
way
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From this reading “Thou hast such a pretty way of speaking.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
witch
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From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “With all thy heart!” cried the old witch, setting her hands to her sides and laughing loudly.
world
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From this reading So now, in high good humor with this fantastic contrivance of hers, Mother Rigby told the scarecrow that it must go and play its part in the great world, where not one man in a hundred, she affirmed, was gifted with more real substance than itself.
