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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 A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'Up to Llyn y Gaer, little woman, to look after the sheep.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
all
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From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
arms
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From this reading 'Oh, Father!' cried Peggy, flinging her arms round his neck in her most beguiling manner, '_couldn't_ you take Bobby and me with you this time?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
banisters
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
beguiling
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From this reading 'Oh, Father!' cried Peggy, flinging her arms round his neck in her most beguiling manner, '_couldn't_ you take Bobby and me with you this time?
Bobby
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From this reading 'Oh, Father!' cried Peggy, flinging her arms round his neck in her most beguiling manner, '_couldn't_ you take Bobby and me with you this time?
coloured
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
cottage
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From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
couldn't
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From this reading 'Oh, Father!' cried Peggy, flinging her arms round his neck in her most beguiling manner, '_couldn't_ you take Bobby and me with you this time?
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
cupboard
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
down
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
evening
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From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
Father
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
fishing-basket
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
flinging
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From this reading 'Oh, Father!' cried Peggy, flinging her arms round his neck in her most beguiling manner, '_couldn't_ you take Bobby and me with you this time?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
Gaer
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From this reading 'Up to Llyn y Gaer, little woman, to look after the sheep.
giant
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
going
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
gold
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
ground
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
groups
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
guard
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
home
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From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
hurry
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
infold
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
kings
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
landscape
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Up to Llyn y Gaer, little woman, to look after the sheep.
Llyn
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From this reading 'Up to Llyn y Gaer, little woman, to look after the sheep.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Up to Llyn y Gaer, little woman, to look after the sheep.
manner
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From this reading 'Oh, Father!' cried Peggy, flinging her arms round his neck in her most beguiling manner, '_couldn't_ you take Bobby and me with you this time?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
most
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From this reading 'Oh, Father!' cried Peggy, flinging her arms round his neck in her most beguiling manner, '_couldn't_ you take Bobby and me with you this time?
MOUNTAIN
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
mountains
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
neck
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From this reading 'Oh, Father!' cried Peggy, flinging her arms round his neck in her most beguiling manner, '_couldn't_ you take Bobby and me with you this time?
night
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From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
Oh
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From this reading 'Oh, Father!' cried Peggy, flinging her arms round his neck in her most beguiling manner, '_couldn't_ you take Bobby and me with you this time?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
out
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
Peggy
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
pulling
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
purple
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
round
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
see
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
Seem
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
sheep
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From this reading 'Up to Llyn y Gaer, little woman, to look after the sheep.
sliding
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
stairs
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
stay
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From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
sweep
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Oh, Father!' cried Peggy, flinging her arms round his neck in her most beguiling manner, '_couldn't_ you take Bobby and me with you this time?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Oh, Father!' cried Peggy, flinging her arms round his neck in her most beguiling manner, '_couldn't_ you take Bobby and me with you this time?
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Oh, Father!' cried Peggy, flinging her arms round his neck in her most beguiling manner, '_couldn't_ you take Bobby and me with you this time?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
to-morrow
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From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
Up
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From this reading 'Up to Llyn y Gaer, little woman, to look after the sheep.
WALK
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
why
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From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
wide
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From this reading A MOUNTAIN WALK 'The mountains that infold In their wide sweep the coloured landscape round, Seem groups of giant kings, in purple and gold, That guard the enchanted ground.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Oh, Father!' cried Peggy, flinging her arms round his neck in her most beguiling manner, '_couldn't_ you take Bobby and me with you this time?
woman
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From this reading 'Up to Llyn y Gaer, little woman, to look after the sheep.
won't
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From this reading I shall stay all night at the cottage, so you won't see me home again till to-morrow evening.'
y
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From this reading 'Up to Llyn y Gaer, little woman, to look after the sheep.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Father, where are you going?' cried Peggy one morning, sliding down the banisters in her hurry to see why her father was pulling out his great fishing-basket from the cupboard under the stairs.
