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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 ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
afoot
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From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
all
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
any
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From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
away
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
bit
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From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
creeping
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From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
crook-backed
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
danced
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From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
danger
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From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
delighted
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From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
delivered
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From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
doing
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From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
down
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From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
dress
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From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
five
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
flying
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
forced
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From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
golden
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From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
got
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
grasped
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
head
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From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
heads
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
kill
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From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
lap
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From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
longer
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From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
lost
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From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
Minnikin
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From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
old
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
promise
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From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
put
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From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
Red
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From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
rescued
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From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
Ritter
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From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
said
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From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
sands
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
saw
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From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
say
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From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
skipped
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From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
slashed
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
sleep
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From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
slept
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From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
sword
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
then
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From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
there
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From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
threatened
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From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
tree
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From this reading But when Ritter Red saw that there was no longer any danger afoot, he lost no time in creeping down from the tree.
Troll
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Princess saw that she was delivered she was so delighted that she did not know what she was doing, and skipped and danced.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
woman
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From this reading So he grasped the sword which he had got from the old crook-backed woman, and slashed at the Troll so that all five heads went flying away over the sands.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He then threatened the Princess, until at length she was forced to promise to say that it was he who had rescued her, for he told her that if she did not he would kill her.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Come and sleep a bit with your head in my lap,’ she said to Minnikin, and as he slept she put a golden dress on him.
