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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 And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He has grown up in the night," they whispered one to another sorrowfully.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A bright white light still danced before him, and nothing now seemed to him worth looking at.
awoke
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From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
blew
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From this reading It was to no purpose that the sweet winds blew, and the flowers opened, when Frey came forth from his chamber.
bright
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From this reading A bright white light still danced before him, and nothing now seemed to him worth looking at.
came
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From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
chamber
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From this reading It was to no purpose that the sweet winds blew, and the flowers opened, when Frey came forth from his chamber.
changed
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From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
commands
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From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
danced
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From this reading A bright white light still danced before him, and nothing now seemed to him worth looking at.
dawn
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From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
elves
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From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
few
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From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
fit
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From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
flowers
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From this reading It was to no purpose that the sweet winds blew, and the flowers opened, when Frey came forth from his chamber.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
forth
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From this reading It was to no purpose that the sweet winds blew, and the flowers opened, when Frey came forth from his chamber.
Frey
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From this reading It was to no purpose that the sweet winds blew, and the flowers opened, when Frey came forth from his chamber.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was to no purpose that the sweet winds blew, and the flowers opened, when Frey came forth from his chamber.
grown
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From this reading "He has grown up in the night," they whispered one to another sorrowfully.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has grown up in the night," they whispered one to another sorrowfully.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
hours
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From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He has grown up in the night," they whispered one to another sorrowfully.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was to no purpose that the sweet winds blew, and the flowers opened, when Frey came forth from his chamber.
king
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From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
light
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From this reading A bright white light still danced before him, and nothing now seemed to him worth looking at.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
longer
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From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
looking
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From this reading A bright white light still danced before him, and nothing now seemed to him worth looking at.
merry
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From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
night
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From this reading "He has grown up in the night," they whispered one to another sorrowfully.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A bright white light still danced before him, and nothing now seemed to him worth looking at.
now
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From this reading A bright white light still danced before him, and nothing now seemed to him worth looking at.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "He has grown up in the night," they whispered one to another sorrowfully.
opened
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From this reading It was to no purpose that the sweet winds blew, and the flowers opened, when Frey came forth from his chamber.
people
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From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
playfellow
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From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
purpose
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From this reading It was to no purpose that the sweet winds blew, and the flowers opened, when Frey came forth from his chamber.
receive
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From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
round
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From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
saw
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From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
see
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From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bright white light still danced before him, and nothing now seemed to him worth looking at.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
sorrowfully
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From this reading "He has grown up in the night," they whispered one to another sorrowfully.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bright white light still danced before him, and nothing now seemed to him worth looking at.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
sweet
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From this reading It was to no purpose that the sweet winds blew, and the flowers opened, when Frey came forth from his chamber.
teacher
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From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
thronging
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From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
truth
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From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
up
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From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And in truth he was no longer so fit a teacher and playfellow for the merry little people as he had been a few hours before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
whispered
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From this reading "He has grown up in the night," they whispered one to another sorrowfully.
white
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From this reading A bright white light still danced before him, and nothing now seemed to him worth looking at.
winds
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From this reading It was to no purpose that the sweet winds blew, and the flowers opened, when Frey came forth from his chamber.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning, when the little elves awoke up with the dawn, and came thronging round their king to receive his commands, they were surprised to see that he had changed since they last saw him.
worth
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From this reading A bright white light still danced before him, and nothing now seemed to him worth looking at.
