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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 Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
all
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From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
animals
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From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
castle
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From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
dashed
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From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
day
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From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
DragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
eldest
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From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
emperor
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From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
Folk
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fond
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From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
forest
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From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [From the Folk Tales of the Magyars.]
front
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From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
game
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From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
going
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From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
hare
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From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
horse
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From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
hunting
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From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
lived
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From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
Magyars
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men
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From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
mounted
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From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
neighbouring
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From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [From the Folk Tales of the Magyars.]
Once
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From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
other
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From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
out
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From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
Prince
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From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
princes
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From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
road
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From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
scarcely
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From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
set
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From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
sons
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From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
sorts
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From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
sprang
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From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
Tales
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [From the Folk Tales of the Magyars.]
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
there
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From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
three
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From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had not long left the castle, when a hare sprang out of a thicket and dashed across the road in front.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Prince And The Dragon Once upon a time there lived an emperor who had three sons.
wild
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From this reading One morning the eldest of the three princes mounted his horse and set out for a neighbouring forest, where wild animals of all sorts were to be found.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
young
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From this reading They were all fine young men, and fond of hunting, and scarcely a day passed without one or other of them going out to look for game.
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