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AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Do you see this?’ she asked.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
bade
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From this reading So Petru bade her good-night, put the flute in its case, and laid himself down in the lowest chamber to sleep.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
better
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From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
case
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From this reading So Petru bade her good-night, put the flute in its case, and laid himself down in the lowest chamber to sleep.
chamber
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From this reading So Petru bade her good-night, put the flute in its case, and laid himself down in the lowest chamber to sleep.
Dawn
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From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Do you see this?’ she asked.
down
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From this reading So Petru bade her good-night, put the flute in its case, and laid himself down in the lowest chamber to sleep.
Fairy
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From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
flute
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From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
fulfil
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From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
gave
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From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
goes
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From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
good-night
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From this reading So Petru bade her good-night, put the flute in its case, and laid himself down in the lowest chamber to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
heard
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From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So Petru bade her good-night, put the flute in its case, and laid himself down in the lowest chamber to sleep.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So Petru bade her good-night, put the flute in its case, and laid himself down in the lowest chamber to sleep.
kingdom
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From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
laid
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From this reading So Petru bade her good-night, put the flute in its case, and laid himself down in the lowest chamber to sleep.
listens
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From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
lowest
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From this reading So Petru bade her good-night, put the flute in its case, and laid himself down in the lowest chamber to sleep.
man
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From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
old
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From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
Petru
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From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
play
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From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
put
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From this reading So Petru bade her good-night, put the flute in its case, and laid himself down in the lowest chamber to sleep.
remain
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From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
safe
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From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
see
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From this reading ‘Do you see this?’ she asked.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Do you see this?’ she asked.
sleep
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From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Petru bade her good-night, put the flute in its case, and laid himself down in the lowest chamber to sleep.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
tale
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From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
task
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From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Do you see this?’ she asked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
Venus
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From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
wake
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From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
well
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From this reading At this, Petru told her that he had another task to fulfil at the well of the Fairy of the Dawn, and Venus was still better pleased when she heard his tale.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
whoever
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From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Take it and play on it as long as you remain in the kingdom of the Fairy of the Dawn, and you will be safe.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Do you see this?’ she asked.
young
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From this reading ‘An old man gave it to me when I was young: whoever listens to this flute goes to sleep, and nothing can wake him.
