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"Us, and our donkey"
"Us, and our donkey"

Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/43 · 5 lines
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"Me and Nobbles," "Probable Sons," "Teddy's Button," etc.
London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.
A Little Maid.
The Carved Cupboard.
Odd.
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"Us, and our donkey"

Chapter I

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Me and Nobbles," "Probable Sons," "Teddy's Button," etc.
Line 2
London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.
Line 3
A Little Maid.
Line 4
The Carved Cupboard.
Line 5
Odd.

Learner Dictionary

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

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A Little Maid.”

All words in this reading · 28

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4

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From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.

65

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From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A Little Maid.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Me and Nobbles," "Probable Sons," "Teddy's Button," etc.

Blossoms

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From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.

Bouverie

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From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.

Bulbs

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From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.

Button

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From this reading "Me and Nobbles," "Probable Sons," "Teddy's Button," etc.

Carved

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From this reading The Carved Cupboard.

Churchyard

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From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.

Cupboard

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From this reading The Carved Cupboard.

etc

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From this reading "Me and Nobbles," "Probable Sons," "Teddy's Button," etc.

LittlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A Little Maid.

London

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From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.

Maid

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From this reading A Little Maid.

MepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Me and Nobbles," "Probable Sons," "Teddy's Button," etc.

Nobbles

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From this reading "Me and Nobbles," "Probable Sons," "Teddy's Button," etc.

Odd

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From this reading Odd.

Paul's

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From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.

Probable

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From this reading "Me and Nobbles," "Probable Sons," "Teddy's Button," etc.

RELIGIOUS

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From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.

SOCIETY

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From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.

Sons

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From this reading "Me and Nobbles," "Probable Sons," "Teddy's Button," etc.

St

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From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.

Street

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From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.

Teddy's

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From this reading "Me and Nobbles," "Probable Sons," "Teddy's Button," etc.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.

TRACT

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From this reading London THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard Bulbs and Blossoms.