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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 COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
all
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From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
assured
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From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
become
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From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
contain
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From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
COTTAGER
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From this reading A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
day
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From this reading A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
deprived
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From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
differed
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From this reading Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens.
egg
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From this reading A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
foolish
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From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens.
gain
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From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
get
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From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
gold
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From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
golden
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From this reading A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens.
Hen
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From this reading A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
hens
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From this reading Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
hoping
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From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
inside
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From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
killed
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From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
laid
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From this reading A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
lump
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From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
once
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From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
other
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From this reading Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens.
pair
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From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
respect
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From this reading Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens.
rich
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From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens.
supposed
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From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
surprise
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From this reading Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
thus
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From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day.
