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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 At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
afraid
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From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
back
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From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
Barbaik
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From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
beheld
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From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading So the two went out, leaving Tephany behind them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
box
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From this reading The girl trembled and jumped up, then, taking the feather, the pin, and the box, she held them out to the old woman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
chair
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From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
cheated
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From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
clasped
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From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
corner
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From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
dark
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From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
eyes
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From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
fairy
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From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
feather
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From this reading The girl trembled and jumped up, then, taking the feather, the pin, and the box, she held them out to the old woman.
fixed
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From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
forcing
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From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
girl
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From this reading The girl trembled and jumped up, then, taking the feather, the pin, and the box, she held them out to the old woman.
go
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From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
ground
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From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
hearth
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From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
held
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From this reading The girl trembled and jumped up, then, taking the feather, the pin, and the box, she held them out to the old woman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
jumped
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From this reading The girl trembled and jumped up, then, taking the feather, the pin, and the box, she held them out to the old woman.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
leaving
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From this reading So the two went out, leaving Tephany behind them.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
mocking
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From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
observing
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From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
old
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From this reading The girl trembled and jumped up, then, taking the feather, the pin, and the box, she held them out to the old woman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
out
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From this reading So the two went out, leaving Tephany behind them.
pin
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From this reading The girl trembled and jumped up, then, taking the feather, the pin, and the box, she held them out to the old woman.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
raised
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From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
said
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From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
sat
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From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the two went out, leaving Tephany behind them.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
taking
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From this reading The girl trembled and jumped up, then, taking the feather, the pin, and the box, she held them out to the old woman.
Tephany
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From this reading So the two went out, leaving Tephany behind them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the two went out, leaving Tephany behind them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So the two went out, leaving Tephany behind them.
Then
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From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
tightly
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From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl trembled and jumped up, then, taking the feather, the pin, and the box, she held them out to the old woman.
together
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From this reading She sat quite still on her chair, her hands clasped tightly together, as if she was forcing something back.
trembled
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From this reading The girl trembled and jumped up, then, taking the feather, the pin, and the box, she held them out to the old woman.
trusted
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From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
two
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From this reading So the two went out, leaving Tephany behind them.
up
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From this reading The girl trembled and jumped up, then, taking the feather, the pin, and the box, she held them out to the old woman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the two went out, leaving Tephany behind them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At last she raised her eyes, which had been fixed on the ground, and beheld the fairy standing in a dark corner by the hearth, observing her with a mocking look.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
woman
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From this reading The girl trembled and jumped up, then, taking the feather, the pin, and the box, she held them out to the old woman.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Then I will go with you,’ said Barbaik, who never trusted anyone and was afraid of being cheated.
