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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 On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
all
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From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he rode through the opening he threw the cakes behind him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
bayed
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From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
beheld
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From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading As he rode through the opening he threw the cakes behind him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
cake
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From this reading From each cake there sprang a huge dog, and he gave them the names of World’s-weight, Ironstrong, and Quick-ear.
cakes
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From this reading As he rode through the opening he threw the cakes behind him.
careful
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From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
closed
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From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
counsel
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From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
dog
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From this reading From each cake there sprang a huge dog, and he gave them the names of World’s-weight, Ironstrong, and Quick-ear.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
edge
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From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
eighth
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From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
Eisenkopf
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From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
else
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From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
exactly
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From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
fire
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From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From each cake there sprang a huge dog, and he gave them the names of World’s-weight, Ironstrong, and Quick-ear.
gave
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From this reading From each cake there sprang a huge dog, and he gave them the names of World’s-weight, Ironstrong, and Quick-ear.
get
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From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
hand
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From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
huge
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From this reading From each cake there sprang a huge dog, and he gave them the names of World’s-weight, Ironstrong, and Quick-ear.
Ironstrong
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From this reading From each cake there sprang a huge dog, and he gave them the names of World’s-weight, Ironstrong, and Quick-ear.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
joy
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From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
large
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From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
like
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From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
names
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From this reading From each cake there sprang a huge dog, and he gave them the names of World’s-weight, Ironstrong, and Quick-ear.
napkins
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From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From each cake there sprang a huge dog, and he gave them the names of World’s-weight, Ironstrong, and Quick-ear.
old
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From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
opening
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From this reading As he rode through the opening he threw the cakes behind him.
parted
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From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
pat
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From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
Peter
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From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
Quick-ear
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From this reading From each cake there sprang a huge dog, and he gave them the names of World’s-weight, Ironstrong, and Quick-ear.
reached
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From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
rode
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From this reading As he rode through the opening he threw the cakes behind him.
see
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From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
side
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From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
sight
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From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
sprang
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From this reading From each cake there sprang a huge dog, and he gave them the names of World’s-weight, Ironstrong, and Quick-ear.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
thanked
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From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From each cake there sprang a huge dog, and he gave them the names of World’s-weight, Ironstrong, and Quick-ear.
there
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From this reading From each cake there sprang a huge dog, and he gave them the names of World’s-weight, Ironstrong, and Quick-ear.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
threw
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From this reading As he rode through the opening he threw the cakes behind him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he rode through the opening he threw the cakes behind him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
turned
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From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
up
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From this reading They bayed with joy at the sight of him, and as Peter turned to pat them, he beheld Eisenkopf at the edge of the fire, but the opening had closed up behind Peter, and he could not get through.
wall
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From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the eighth morning he reached a fire so large that he could see nothing else on either side, but when he struck it with the napkins it parted, and stood on each hand like a wall.
woman
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From this reading Peter thanked her for her counsel, and was careful to do exactly all the old woman had told him.
World's-weight
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From this reading From each cake there sprang a huge dog, and he gave them the names of World’s-weight, Ironstrong, and Quick-ear.
