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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 He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
all
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From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
became
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From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
best
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From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
box
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From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
carry
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From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
Curious
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From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
cushions
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From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
day
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From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
dig
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From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
dog
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From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
down
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From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
eat
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From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
envious
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From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
filled
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From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
fit
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From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
full
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From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
garden
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From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
gave
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From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
gold
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From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
grew
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From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
guess
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From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
heavy
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From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
home
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From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
husband
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From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
known
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From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
large
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From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
lay
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From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
likes
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From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
luck
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From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
made
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From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
neighbour
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From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
night
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From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
Now
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From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
old
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From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
out
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From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
people's
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From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
pieces
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From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
prince
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From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
really
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From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
rich
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From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
shining
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From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
sleep
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From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
soon
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From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
spade
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From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
stooped
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From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
story
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From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
supper
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From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
treasure
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From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
very
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From this reading Curious to know if the dog had really found anything, the husband began to dig, and very soon the spade struck against something.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now that he had made them rich, they gave him every day all that a dog likes best to eat, and the cushions on which he lay were fit for a prince.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The story of the dog and his treasure soon became known, and a neighbour whose garden was next the old people’s grew so envious of their good luck that he could neither eat nor sleep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stooped down and pulled out a large box, filled quite full with shining gold pieces.
woman
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From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The box was so heavy that the old woman had to help to carry it home, and you may guess what a supper the dog had that night!
