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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 MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
ages
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From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
all
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From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
ash
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From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
ash-tree
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From this reading The Trees consented to his request and gave him a young ash-tree.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
axe
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From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
cedar
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From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
companions
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From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
consented
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From this reading The Trees consented to his request and gave him a young ash-tree.
destruction
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From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
felled
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From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
forest
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From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
gave
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From this reading The Trees consented to his request and gave him a young ash-tree.
giants
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From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
given
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From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
handle
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From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
lamenting
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From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
late
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From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
lost
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From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
MAN
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From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
neighboring
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From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
new
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From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
noblest
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From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
oak
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From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
old
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From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
own
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From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
privileges
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From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
provide
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From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
quickly
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From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
request
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From this reading The Trees consented to his request and gave him a young ash-tree.
retained
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From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
rights
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From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
said
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From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
sooner
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From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
strokes
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From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
too
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From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
Trees
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From this reading A MAN came into a forest and asked the Trees to provide him a handle for his axe.
up
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From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
use
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From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading An old oak, lamenting when too late the destruction of his companions, said to a neighboring cedar, “The first step has lost us all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No sooner had the man fitted a new handle to his axe from it, than he began to use it and quickly felled with his strokes the noblest giants of the forest.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading If we had not given up the rights of the ash, we might yet have retained our own privileges and have stood for ages.”
young
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From this reading The Trees consented to his request and gave him a young ash-tree.
