Chapter III
“Once upon a time!” she said. “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story! Try some other way!” She laughed. “Darling, there’s no other way!
The Strange Visitation
Chapter III
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“Once
upon
a
time!”
she
said.
“Oh,
mother!”
cried
the
boy
she
clasped,
“That’s
the
old
way
of
telling
a
story!
Try
some
other
way!”
She
laughed.
“Darling,
there’s
no
other
way!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Once
upon
a
time!”
she
said.
Line 2
“Oh,
mother!”
cried
the
boy
she
clasped,
“That’s
the
old
way
of
telling
a
story!
Line 3
Try
some
other
way!”
Line 4
She
laughed.
Line 5
“Darling,
there’s
no
other
way!
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Once upon a time!” she said.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Once upon a time!” she said.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““Once upon a time!” she said.”
All words in this reading · 25
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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 “Once upon a time!” she said.
boy
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clasped
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From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Darling
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laughed
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From this reading She laughed.
mother
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Oh
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old
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Once
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other
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said
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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some
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story
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telling
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That's
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there's
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Try
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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way
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From this reading “Oh, mother!” cried the boy she clasped, “That’s the old way of telling a story!