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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 former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
all
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From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, the seven families who lived on the borders of the great Lake Pipple-Popple were as follows in the next chapter.
borders
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From this reading Now, the seven families who lived on the borders of the great Lake Pipple-Popple were as follows in the next chapter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
chapter
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From this reading Now, the seven families who lived on the borders of the great Lake Pipple-Popple were as follows in the next chapter.
city
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From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
dark
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From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
days
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From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
excepting
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From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
families
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From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
find
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From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
follows
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From this reading Now, the seven families who lived on the borders of the great Lake Pipple-Popple were as follows in the next chapter.
former
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From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
geography-books
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From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
Gramble-Blamble
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From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
heard
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From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
indeed
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From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
INTRODUCTORY
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From this reading INTRODUCTORY.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
Lake
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From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
Land
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From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
lived
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From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
names
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From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, the seven families who lived on the borders of the great Lake Pipple-Popple were as follows in the next chapter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
Now
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From this reading Now, the seven families who lived on the borders of the great Lake Pipple-Popple were as follows in the next chapter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
once
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From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
only
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From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
out
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From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
outskirts
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From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
Pipple-Popple
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From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
places
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From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
probably
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From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
say
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From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
see
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From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
seven
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From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
side
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From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
there
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From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
Tosh
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From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In former days,--that is to say, once upon a time,--there lived in the Land of Gramble-Blamble seven families.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, the seven families who lived on the borders of the great Lake Pipple-Popple were as follows in the next chapter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-Popple (one of the seven families, indeed, lived _in_ the lake), and on the outskirts of the city of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now, the seven families who lived on the borders of the great Lake Pipple-Popple were as follows in the next chapter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The names of all these places you have probably heard of; and you have only not to look in your geography-books to find out all about them.
