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Stories from Hans Andersen
Stories from Hans Andersen

Chapter I

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_THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
Heaven knows what was in the bed.
I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Stories from Hans Andersen

Chapter I

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
Line 2
'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
Line 3
'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
Line 4
Heaven knows what was in the bed.
Line 5
I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37”

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “_THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37”

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.”

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “_THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “_THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “_THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.”

PRINCESS noun US /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.”

Thinking noun US /thinking/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “_THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.”

All words in this reading · 141

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101

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

109

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

11

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

23

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

37

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

5

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

51

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

63

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

71

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

81

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

89

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

95

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

all

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

artificial

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

bed

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From this reading Heaven knows what was in the bed.

big

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

bird

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

black

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From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

blue

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From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

came

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

clever

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

closed

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

day

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

Death

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

delight

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

down

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

equal

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

EvennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

eyes

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

face

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

fisherman

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

five-and-twenty

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

flies

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

gentleman-in-waiting

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

gold

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

gurgling

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

hard

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From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

hardly

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

Heaven

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From this reading Heaven knows what was in the bed.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

high

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

home

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

house

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

invented

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

Kissed

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

knows

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From this reading Heaven knows what was in the bed.

lay

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

like

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

listen

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

listened

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

lying

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From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

Many

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

middle

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

mirror

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morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

mouth

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

mouths

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

music-master

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

newspapers

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

night

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nightingale

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

old

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

out

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PAGE

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poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

possible

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

PRINCESSnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

QUEEN

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read

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REAL

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

said

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

sat

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

shining

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

SNOW

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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

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some

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

song

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

state

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stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

streets

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

tears

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

Then

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

thinkingnounUS /thinking/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

TooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

trickled

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

try

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.

very

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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

volumes

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

water

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Heaven knows what was in the bed.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.

whole

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!

winter's

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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37

woman

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world

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wrote

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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!