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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 CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan.
able
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From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
bird
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From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
bought
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From this reading A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan.
burst
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From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By mistake he caught the Swan instead of the Goose.
came
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From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
caught
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From this reading By mistake he caught the Swan instead of the Goose.
CERTAIN
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From this reading A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan.
cook
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From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
dark
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From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
death
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From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
distinguish
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From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
fed
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From this reading He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song.
forth
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From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
get
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From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
Goose
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From this reading A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan.
instead
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From this reading By mistake he caught the Swan instead of the Goose.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song.
kept
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From this reading He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song.
killing
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From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
known
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From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
made
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From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
man
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From this reading A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan.
market
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From this reading A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan.
melody
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From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
mistake
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From this reading By mistake he caught the Swan instead of the Goose.
night
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From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song.
other
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From this reading He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song.
preserved
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From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
rich
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From this reading A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan.
sake
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From this reading He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song.
song
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From this reading He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song.
Swan
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From this reading A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan.
table
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From this reading He fed the one for his table and kept the other for the sake of its song.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A CERTAIN rich man bought in the market a Goose and a Swan.
threatened
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From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
thus
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From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
voice
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From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the time came for killing the Goose, the cook went to get him at night, when it was dark, and he was not able to distinguish one bird from the other.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Swan, threatened with death, burst forth into song and thus made himself known by his voice, and preserved his life by his melody.
