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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 Each Fairy Book demands a preface from the Editor, and these introductions are inevitably both monotonous and unavailing.
adapted
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Each Fairy Book demands a preface from the Editor, and these introductions are inevitably both monotonous and unavailing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Each Fairy Book demands a preface from the Editor, and these introductions are inevitably both monotonous and unavailing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A sense of literary honesty compels the Editor to keep repeating that he is the Editor, and not the author of the Fairy Tales, just as a distinguished man of science is only the Editor, not the Author of Nature.
author
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From this reading A sense of literary honesty compels the Editor to keep repeating that he is the Editor, and not the author of the Fairy Tales, just as a distinguished man of science is only the Editor, not the Author of Nature.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Like nature, popular tales are too vast to be the creation of a single modern mind.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading When the tales are found they are adapted to the needs of British children by various hands, the Editor doing little beyond guarding the interests of propriety, and toning down to mild reproofs the tortures inflicted on wicked stepmothers, and other naughty characters.
Book
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Each Fairy Book demands a preface from the Editor, and these introductions are inevitably both monotonous and unavailing.
British
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business
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From this reading The Editor’s business is to hunt for collections of these stories told by peasant or savage grandmothers in many climes, from New Caledonia to Zululand; from the frozen snows of the Polar regions to Greece, or Spain, or Italy, or far Lochaber.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Editor’s business is to hunt for collections of these stories told by peasant or savage grandmothers in many climes, from New Caledonia to Zululand; from the frozen snows of the Polar regions to Greece, or Spain, or Italy, or far Lochaber.
Caledonia
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characters
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children
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climes
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collections
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compels
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creation
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From this reading Like nature, popular tales are too vast to be the creation of a single modern mind.
demands
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distinguished
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doing
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down
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EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each Fairy Book demands a preface from the Editor, and these introductions are inevitably both monotonous and unavailing.
Editor
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From this reading Each Fairy Book demands a preface from the Editor, and these introductions are inevitably both monotonous and unavailing.
Editor's
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From this reading The Editor’s business is to hunt for collections of these stories told by peasant or savage grandmothers in many climes, from New Caledonia to Zululand; from the frozen snows of the Polar regions to Greece, or Spain, or Italy, or far Lochaber.
Fairy
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far
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From this reading The Editor’s business is to hunt for collections of these stories told by peasant or savage grandmothers in many climes, from New Caledonia to Zululand; from the frozen snows of the Polar regions to Greece, or Spain, or Italy, or far Lochaber.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Editor’s business is to hunt for collections of these stories told by peasant or savage grandmothers in many climes, from New Caledonia to Zululand; from the frozen snows of the Polar regions to Greece, or Spain, or Italy, or far Lochaber.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the tales are found they are adapted to the needs of British children by various hands, the Editor doing little beyond guarding the interests of propriety, and toning down to mild reproofs the tortures inflicted on wicked stepmothers, and other naughty characters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Each Fairy Book demands a preface from the Editor, and these introductions are inevitably both monotonous and unavailing.
frozen
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grandmothers
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Greece
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guarding
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading When the tales are found they are adapted to the needs of British children by various hands, the Editor doing little beyond guarding the interests of propriety, and toning down to mild reproofs the tortures inflicted on wicked stepmothers, and other naughty characters.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A sense of literary honesty compels the Editor to keep repeating that he is the Editor, and not the author of the Fairy Tales, just as a distinguished man of science is only the Editor, not the Author of Nature.
honesty
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From this reading A sense of literary honesty compels the Editor to keep repeating that he is the Editor, and not the author of the Fairy Tales, just as a distinguished man of science is only the Editor, not the Author of Nature.
hunt
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Editor’s business is to hunt for collections of these stories told by peasant or savage grandmothers in many climes, from New Caledonia to Zululand; from the frozen snows of the Polar regions to Greece, or Spain, or Italy, or far Lochaber.
inevitably
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inflicted
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interests
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introductions
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A sense of literary honesty compels the Editor to keep repeating that he is the Editor, and not the author of the Fairy Tales, just as a distinguished man of science is only the Editor, not the Author of Nature.
Italy
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just
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keep
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Like
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From this reading Like nature, popular tales are too vast to be the creation of a single modern mind.
literary
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the tales are found they are adapted to the needs of British children by various hands, the Editor doing little beyond guarding the interests of propriety, and toning down to mild reproofs the tortures inflicted on wicked stepmothers, and other naughty characters.
Lochaber
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man
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many
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mild
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mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Like nature, popular tales are too vast to be the creation of a single modern mind.
modern
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From this reading Like nature, popular tales are too vast to be the creation of a single modern mind.
monotonous
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From this reading Each Fairy Book demands a preface from the Editor, and these introductions are inevitably both monotonous and unavailing.
Nature
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naughty
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needs
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New
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A sense of literary honesty compels the Editor to keep repeating that he is the Editor, and not the author of the Fairy Tales, just as a distinguished man of science is only the Editor, not the Author of Nature.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sense of literary honesty compels the Editor to keep repeating that he is the Editor, and not the author of the Fairy Tales, just as a distinguished man of science is only the Editor, not the Author of Nature.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When the tales are found they are adapted to the needs of British children by various hands, the Editor doing little beyond guarding the interests of propriety, and toning down to mild reproofs the tortures inflicted on wicked stepmothers, and other naughty characters.
only
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Editor’s business is to hunt for collections of these stories told by peasant or savage grandmothers in many climes, from New Caledonia to Zululand; from the frozen snows of the Polar regions to Greece, or Spain, or Italy, or far Lochaber.
other
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peasant
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Polar
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popular
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From this reading Like nature, popular tales are too vast to be the creation of a single modern mind.
preface
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From this reading Each Fairy Book demands a preface from the Editor, and these introductions are inevitably both monotonous and unavailing.
propriety
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regions
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repeating
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reproofs
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savage
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science
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sense
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single
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From this reading Like nature, popular tales are too vast to be the creation of a single modern mind.
snows
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Spain
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stepmothers
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stories
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Tales
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A sense of literary honesty compels the Editor to keep repeating that he is the Editor, and not the author of the Fairy Tales, just as a distinguished man of science is only the Editor, not the Author of Nature.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Each Fairy Book demands a preface from the Editor, and these introductions are inevitably both monotonous and unavailing.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Each Fairy Book demands a preface from the Editor, and these introductions are inevitably both monotonous and unavailing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the tales are found they are adapted to the needs of British children by various hands, the Editor doing little beyond guarding the interests of propriety, and toning down to mild reproofs the tortures inflicted on wicked stepmothers, and other naughty characters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A sense of literary honesty compels the Editor to keep repeating that he is the Editor, and not the author of the Fairy Tales, just as a distinguished man of science is only the Editor, not the Author of Nature.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Editor’s business is to hunt for collections of these stories told by peasant or savage grandmothers in many climes, from New Caledonia to Zululand; from the frozen snows of the Polar regions to Greece, or Spain, or Italy, or far Lochaber.
toning
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too
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From this reading Like nature, popular tales are too vast to be the creation of a single modern mind.
tortures
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unavailing
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From this reading Each Fairy Book demands a preface from the Editor, and these introductions are inevitably both monotonous and unavailing.
various
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vast
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From this reading Like nature, popular tales are too vast to be the creation of a single modern mind.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the tales are found they are adapted to the needs of British children by various hands, the Editor doing little beyond guarding the interests of propriety, and toning down to mild reproofs the tortures inflicted on wicked stepmothers, and other naughty characters.
wicked
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Zululand
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