Chapter II
"Do you see the oaks?" asked the Singing Mouse. "Do you see the little lake? Do you know this place of the oaks? Behold it now!" It waved a tiny hand.
The Singing Mouse Stories
Chapter II
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"Do
you
see
the
oaks?"
asked
the
Singing
Mouse.
"Do
you
see
the
little
lake?
Do
you
know
this
place
of
the
oaks?
Behold
it
now!"
It
waved
a
tiny
hand.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Do
you
see
the
oaks?"
asked
the
Singing
Mouse.
Line 2
"Do
you
see
the
little
lake?
Line 3
Do
you
know
this
place
of
the
oaks?
Line 4
Behold
it
now!"
Line 5
It
waved
a
tiny
hand.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you see the oaks?" asked the Singing Mouse.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It waved a tiny hand.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you know this place of the oaks?”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you see the little lake?”
All words in this reading · 21
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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 It waved a tiny hand.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you see the oaks?" asked the Singing Mouse.
Behold
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From this reading Behold it now!"
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you see the oaks?" asked the Singing Mouse.
hand
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From this reading It waved a tiny hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Behold it now!"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you know this place of the oaks?
lake
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From this reading "Do you see the little lake?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you see the little lake?
Mouse
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From this reading "Do you see the oaks?" asked the Singing Mouse.
now
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From this reading Behold it now!"
oaks
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From this reading "Do you see the oaks?" asked the Singing Mouse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Do you know this place of the oaks?
place
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From this reading Do you know this place of the oaks?
see
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From this reading "Do you see the oaks?" asked the Singing Mouse.
Singing
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From this reading "Do you see the oaks?" asked the Singing Mouse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you see the oaks?" asked the Singing Mouse.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Do you know this place of the oaks?
tiny
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From this reading It waved a tiny hand.
waved
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From this reading It waved a tiny hand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you see the oaks?" asked the Singing Mouse.