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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 Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And the king asked him: ‘Well, is it true about the hops?’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the king asked him: ‘Well, is it true about the hops?’
axes
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From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
back
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From this reading And when they got back to the palace, they came together into the king’s presence.
barrels
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From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
beer
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From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
branch
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From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
brewed
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From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
came
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From this reading And when they got back to the palace, they came together into the king’s presence.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
can't
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From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
case
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From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
country
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From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
cut
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From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
days
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From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
down
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From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
florins
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From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
gathered
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From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
gave
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From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
got
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From this reading And when they got back to the palace, they came together into the king’s presence.
grow
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From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
happened
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From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
high
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From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
hops
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From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
how
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From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And when they got back to the palace, they came together into the king’s presence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
just
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From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
king
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From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
king's
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From this reading And when they got back to the palace, they came together into the king’s presence.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
man
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From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
many
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From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
men
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From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
palace
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From this reading And when they got back to the palace, they came together into the king’s presence.
presence
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From this reading And when they got back to the palace, they came together into the king’s presence.
present
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From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
repeat
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From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
said
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From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
saw
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From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
servant
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From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
ten
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From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
Then
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From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when they got back to the palace, they came together into the king’s presence.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
three
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From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
together
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From this reading And when they got back to the palace, they came together into the king’s presence.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
true
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From this reading And the king asked him: ‘Well, is it true about the hops?’
Well
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From this reading And the king asked him: ‘Well, is it true about the hops?’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then the servant thought that he might save himself a long journey; so he gave the man ten florins, and told him he must repeat to the king what he had just told him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘I can’t tell you that,’ answered the man, ‘but I happened to be present when the hops were being gathered in, and I saw that it took three men with axes three days to cut down one branch.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘If that is the case,’ said the servant, ‘you can tell me how high the hops grow in your country, and how many barrels of beer can be brewed from one branch?’
