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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 But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
all
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From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
always
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
any
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
ball
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From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
bird
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From this reading But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
can't
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From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
cure
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From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
fastened
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
felt
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From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
flew
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From this reading But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
flung
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From this reading But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
forehead
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
fox
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
got
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From this reading Then he got up and went out.
grandmother's
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From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
grandson
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From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he got up and went out.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
homes
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
hut
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From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
knew
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From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
leave
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
man
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From this reading But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
now
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From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
old
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From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
only
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From this reading But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
other
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From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
out
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From this reading But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
own
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
rage
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From this reading But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
rolled
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From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
rolling
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From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
round
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
said
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From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
side
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From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
skin
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
Then
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From this reading Then he got up and went out.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
tied
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
up
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From this reading Then he got up and went out.
waist
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
wasting
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he got up and went out.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
window
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From this reading But the man only flew into a rage, and flung the bird out of the window.
witches
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From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without wasting any time she took a fox skin and tied it round her forehead, and fastened another round her waist, as witches always do when they leave their own homes.
world
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From this reading Now all this while the ball had been rolling, rolling, rolling to the old grandmother’s hut on the other side of the world, and directly it rolled into her hut she knew that her grandson must be dead.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You felt so sure that it would do you good before,” said she, “that I can’t help thinking it would quite cure you now.”
