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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 wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
angry
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
apple-tree
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
apples
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From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
away
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From this reading The next morning piggy got up at four o'clock and was off and away long before the wolf came.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next morning piggy got up at four o'clock and was off and away long before the wolf came.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
came
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From this reading The next morning piggy got up at four o'clock and was off and away long before the wolf came.
catch
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
five
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From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
four
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From this reading The next morning piggy got up at four o'clock and was off and away long before the wolf came.
get
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From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
go
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From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
got
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From this reading The next morning piggy got up at four o'clock and was off and away long before the wolf came.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
hill
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From this reading "Round the hill in the squire's orchard," the wolf said.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Round the hill in the squire's orchard," the wolf said.
indeed
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
knew
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning piggy got up at four o'clock and was off and away long before the wolf came.
made
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning piggy got up at four o'clock and was off and away long before the wolf came.
nice
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
o'clock
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From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
off
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From this reading The next morning piggy got up at four o'clock and was off and away long before the wolf came.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
orchard
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From this reading "Round the hill in the squire's orchard," the wolf said.
other
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
pig
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
piggy
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From this reading The next morning piggy got up at four o'clock and was off and away long before the wolf came.
play
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From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
promise
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From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
rosy-cheeked
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From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
Round
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From this reading "Round the hill in the squire's orchard," the wolf said.
said
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From this reading "Where?" said the little pig.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
some
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From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
somehow
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
squire's
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From this reading "Round the hill in the squire's orchard," the wolf said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
there
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
together
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From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
tomorrow
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From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
tricks
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From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
up
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
very
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
wolf
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From this reading The wolf was very angry indeed; but he made up his mind to catch the little pig somehow or other; so he told him that he knew where there was a nice apple-tree.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So if you will promise to play me no tricks, I will come for you tomorrow morning at five o'clock, and we will go there together and get some rosy-cheeked apples."
