Chapter XIII
425.--JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. The illustration, by a British artist, is a sketch of Jack climbing the beanstalk. Now, the artist has made a serious blunder in this drawing. Can you find out what it is? 426.--THE HYMN-BOARD POSER.
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425.--JACK
AND
THE
BEANSTALK.
The
illustration,
by
a
British
artist,
is
a
sketch
of
Jack
climbing
the
beanstalk.
Now,
the
artist
has
made
a
serious
blunder
in
this
drawing.
Can
you
find
out
what
it
is?
426.--THE
HYMN-BOARD
POSER.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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425.--JACK
AND
THE
BEANSTALK.
Line 2
The
illustration,
by
a
British
artist,
is
a
sketch
of
Jack
climbing
the
beanstalk.
Line 3
Now,
the
artist
has
made
a
serious
blunder
in
this
drawing.
Line 4
Can
you
find
out
what
it
is?
Line 5
426.--THE
HYMN-BOARD
POSER.
Learner Dictionary
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Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now, the artist has made a serious blunder in this drawing.”
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426
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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 The illustration, by a British artist, is a sketch of Jack climbing the beanstalk.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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artist
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BEANSTALK
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blunder
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British
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The illustration, by a British artist, is a sketch of Jack climbing the beanstalk.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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climbing
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drawing
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find
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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HYMN-BOARD
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illustration
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, the artist has made a serious blunder in this drawing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The illustration, by a British artist, is a sketch of Jack climbing the beanstalk.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Can you find out what it is?
JACK
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made
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Now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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out
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POSER
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serious
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sketch
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 425.--JACK AND THE BEANSTALK.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, the artist has made a serious blunder in this drawing.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Can you find out what it is?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you find out what it is?