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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
all
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
also
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides these, there are many trees such as we all know--hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple trees, from which maple sugar comes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Besides these, there are many trees such as we all know--hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple trees, from which maple sugar comes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
aware
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From this reading But, being guided by this Wicked Fairy whom he could not see, the King was not aware of this.
ax
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From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
bear
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But, being guided by this Wicked Fairy whom he could not see, the King was not aware of this.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides these, there are many trees such as we all know--hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple trees, from which maple sugar comes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, being guided by this Wicked Fairy whom he could not see, the King was not aware of this.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But, being guided by this Wicked Fairy whom he could not see, the King was not aware of this.
charlotte
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
chocolate
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
comes
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From this reading Besides these, there are many trees such as we all know--hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple trees, from which maple sugar comes.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But, being guided by this Wicked Fairy whom he could not see, the King was not aware of this.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
creeping
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
cut
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From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
drawn
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From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
eating
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
Fairy
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From this reading But, being guided by this Wicked Fairy whom he could not see, the King was not aware of this.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
forests
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Besides these, there are many trees such as we all know--hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple trees, from which maple sugar comes.
fruit
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
Gee-Whiz
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
gold
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From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
guided
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From this reading But, being guided by this Wicked Fairy whom he could not see, the King was not aware of this.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, being guided by this Wicked Fairy whom he could not see, the King was not aware of this.
hickory
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From this reading Besides these, there are many trees such as we all know--hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple trees, from which maple sugar comes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
Island
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
juju
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
kind
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From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
KING
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides these, there are many trees such as we all know--hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple trees, from which maple sugar comes.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
leaves
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
like
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
many
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
maple
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From this reading Besides these, there are many trees such as we all know--hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple trees, from which maple sugar comes.
much
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
Now
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
oak
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From this reading Besides these, there are many trees such as we all know--hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple trees, from which maple sugar comes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
orange
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
oranges
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
other
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
palm
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
parasols
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
ready
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
resembling
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
ripe
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
rough
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
RUBBER
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
russe
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
see
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From this reading But, being guided by this Wicked Fairy whom he could not see, the King was not aware of this.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
sides
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
slender
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
sorts
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
stately
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
sticky
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
strawberry
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Besides these, there are many trees such as we all know--hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple trees, from which maple sugar comes.
sugar
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From this reading Besides these, there are many trees such as we all know--hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple trees, from which maple sugar comes.
sugar-maple
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From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
syrup
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From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
tall
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
There
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Besides these, there are many trees such as we all know--hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple trees, from which maple sugar comes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But, being guided by this Wicked Fairy whom he could not see, the King was not aware of this.
tops
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
TREE
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
trees
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
very
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
vines
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From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
Waffles
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From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Besides these, there are many trees such as we all know--hickory, oak, and apple trees, and maple trees, from which maple sugar comes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, being guided by this Wicked Fairy whom he could not see, the King was not aware of this.
Wicked
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From this reading But, being guided by this Wicked Fairy whom he could not see, the King was not aware of this.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE KING AND THE RUBBER TREE Now, in the forests of the Island of Gee-Whiz are very many sorts of trees--palm trees, tall and stately, with parasols at their tops; juju trees, with rough, sticky sides and long, slender leaves; and strawberry trees, not in the least resembling our little creeping vines.
yellow
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
Zuzu
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From this reading It was, of course, from the sugar-maple tree that Zuzu had drawn the syrup for the Waffles; and that, of course, was the kind of tree into which the King should have cut with his little gold ax.
éclaires
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From this reading There are also orange trees, with ripe yellow oranges, and trees with fruit resembling chocolate éclaires, all ready for eating, and other trees which bear fruit much like a charlotte russe.
