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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 The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Rest your brains and do not worry about the wall,” replied the Woodman.
also
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From this reading The Lion also curled himself up to sleep and Toto lay beside him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The Lion also curled himself up to sleep and Toto lay beside him.
brains
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From this reading “Rest your brains and do not worry about the wall,” replied the Woodman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
cannot
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From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
China
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From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
climbed
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From this reading “When we have climbed over it, we shall know what is on the other side.”
Country
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From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
curled
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From this reading The Lion also curled himself up to sleep and Toto lay beside him.
DaintyadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪnti/
delicately beautiful
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Rest your brains and do not worry about the wall,” replied the Woodman.
Dorothy
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From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
down
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From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
forest
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From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When we have climbed over it, we shall know what is on the other side.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Lion also curled himself up to sleep and Toto lay beside him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Lion also curled himself up to sleep and Toto lay beside him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When we have climbed over it, we shall know what is on the other side.”
ladder
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From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
lay
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From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
Lion
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From this reading The Lion also curled himself up to sleep and Toto lay beside him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
made
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From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
making
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From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Rest your brains and do not worry about the wall,” replied the Woodman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “When we have climbed over it, we shall know what is on the other side.”
other
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From this reading “When we have climbed over it, we shall know what is on the other side.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “When we have climbed over it, we shall know what is on the other side.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rest your brains and do not worry about the wall,” replied the Woodman.
RestnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rest your brains and do not worry about the wall,” replied the Woodman.
said
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From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
Scarecrow
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From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “When we have climbed over it, we shall know what is on the other side.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
side
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From this reading “When we have climbed over it, we shall know what is on the other side.”
sleep
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From this reading The Lion also curled himself up to sleep and Toto lay beside him.
slept
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From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
tired
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From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Lion also curled himself up to sleep and Toto lay beside him.
Toto
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From this reading The Lion also curled himself up to sleep and Toto lay beside him.
up
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From this reading The Lion also curled himself up to sleep and Toto lay beside him.
walk
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From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
wall
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From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
watched
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From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “When we have climbed over it, we shall know what is on the other side.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When we have climbed over it, we shall know what is on the other side.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
why
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From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
wood
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From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
Woodman
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From this reading The Dainty China Country While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk.
worked
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From this reading The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
worry
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From this reading “Rest your brains and do not worry about the wall,” replied the Woodman.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Rest your brains and do not worry about the wall,” replied the Woodman.
