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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 But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
alive
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From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Lay!" said the giant a second time; and she laid another golden egg.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Lay!" said the giant; and the hen at once laid a golden egg.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
bones
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From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
bread
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From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
breakfastingverbUS /ˈbrɛkfəstɪŋ/
eating the morning meal in a specific situation in this story
From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
bring
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From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The giantess went out and brought in a little brown hen, which she placed on the table.
brown
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From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
bullock
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From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
called
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From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
egg
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From this reading "Lay!" said the giant; and the hen at once laid a golden egg.
Englishman
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From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
Fee
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From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
fi
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From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
fo
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From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
fum
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From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
giant
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From this reading "Lay!" said the giant; and the hen at once laid a golden egg.
giantess
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From this reading The giantess went out and brought in a little brown hen, which she placed on the table.
golden
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From this reading "Lay!" said the giant; and the hen at once laid a golden egg.
grind
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From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
hen
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From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
I'll
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From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The giantess went out and brought in a little brown hen, which she placed on the table.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
just
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From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
laid
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From this reading "Lay!" said the giant; and the hen at once laid a golden egg.
lark
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From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
Lay
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From this reading "Lay!" said the giant; and the hen at once laid a golden egg.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
mistaken
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From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
off
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From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The giantess went out and brought in a little brown hen, which she placed on the table.
once
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From this reading "Lay!" said the giant; and the hen at once laid a golden egg.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
out
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From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
placed
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From this reading The giantess went out and brought in a little brown hen, which she placed on the table.
roasted
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From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
said
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From this reading "Lay!" said the giant; and the hen at once laid a golden egg.
second
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From this reading "Lay!" said the giant a second time; and she laid another golden egg.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The giantess went out and brought in a little brown hen, which she placed on the table.
smell
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From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
table
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From this reading The giantess went out and brought in a little brown hen, which she placed on the table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Lay!" said the giant a second time; and she laid another golden egg.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman; Be he alive, or be he dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread!"
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The giantess went out and brought in a little brown hen, which she placed on the table.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The giantess went out and brought in a little brown hen, which she placed on the table.
wife
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From this reading But his wife told him he was mistaken, and after breakfasting off a roasted bullock, just as if it were a lark, he called out: "Wife, bring the little brown hen!"
