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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 When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
all
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From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
awoke
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
bank
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From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
black
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From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
comb
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From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
combed
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From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
counselled
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From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
day
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
dragged
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From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
find
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
finished
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From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
flowery
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
full
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From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
gave
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From this reading The hunter’s wife gave the witch a handsome present, thanked her heartily, and returned home.
go
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From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
golden
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From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
hair
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From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hunter’s wife gave the witch a handsome present, thanked her heartily, and returned home.
happened
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From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
heartily
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From this reading The hunter’s wife gave the witch a handsome present, thanked her heartily, and returned home.
heavily
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From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
home
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From this reading The hunter’s wife gave the witch a handsome present, thanked her heartily, and returned home.
how
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From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
hunter's
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From this reading The hunter’s wife gave the witch a handsome present, thanked her heartily, and returned home.
hut
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
impatiently
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From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
lived
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
many
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
meadow
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
moon
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From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
old
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
out
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
place
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From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
placed
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From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
pond
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From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
power
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From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
present
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From this reading The hunter’s wife gave the witch a handsome present, thanked her heartily, and returned home.
reached
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hunter’s wife gave the witch a handsome present, thanked her heartily, and returned home.
rose
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From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
set
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
soon
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From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
thanked
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From this reading The hunter’s wife gave the witch a handsome present, thanked her heartily, and returned home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
then
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From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
there
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From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
wandered
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
watched
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From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
water
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From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
wife
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From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
witch
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From this reading When she awoke next morning she determined to set out and find the witch; so she wandered on for many a day, and at last she reached the flowery meadow and found the hut where the old witch lived.
witch's
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From this reading The poor wife told her all that had happened and how she had been told in a dream of the witch’s power to help her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The witch counselled her to go to the pond the first time there was a full moon, and to comb her black hair with a golden comb, and then to place the comb on the bank.
young
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From this reading Time dragged heavily till the time of the full moon, but it passed at last, and as soon as it rose the young wife went to the pond, combed her black hair with a golden comb, and when she had finished, placed the comb on the bank; then she watched the water impatiently.
