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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Africa
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All
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also
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apt
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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Blue
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Book
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BooksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
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bulrushes
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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camp
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child
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children
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Chinese
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compares
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Danes
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dark
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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dirty
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
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Egyptians
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Eskimo
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everywhere
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examines
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faces
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Fairy
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find
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fires
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French
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friends
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Germans
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Greeks
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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Highlanders
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huts
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Indians
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Italians
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Japanese
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just
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Kaffirs
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like
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many
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modern
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Moses
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new
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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nursery
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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other
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out
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people
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Pink
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read
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Red
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rescued
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some
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South
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Spanish
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stories
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tales
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All people in the world tell nursery tales to their children.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All people in the world tell nursery tales to their children.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All people in the world tell nursery tales to their children.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All people in the world tell nursery tales to their children.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Kaffirs of South Africa tell them, and the modern Greeks, just as the old Egyptians did, when Moses had not been many years rescued out of the bulrushes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A child who has read the Blue and Red and Yellow Fairy Books will find some old friends with new faces in the Pink Fairy Book, if he examines and compares.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A child who has read the Blue and Red and Yellow Fairy Books will find some old friends with new faces in the Pink Fairy Book, if he examines and compares.
winter
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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world
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years
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Yellow
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