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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 "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
advice
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From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
advised
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
all
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From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
back
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
birds
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
build
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
castle
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
chief
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
dared
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
day
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
days
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
end
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
fly
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
freely
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
furious
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
getting
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From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
give
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
going
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
Guttorm
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
heart
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
housetops
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "`I do, nephew,' says Guttorm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
like
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From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
made
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
men
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
nephew
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
nests
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
other
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From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
pair
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From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
plucked
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
said
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
says
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From this reading "`I do, nephew,' says Guttorm.
see
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
seems
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From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
some
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
speak
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
thatch
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
then
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From this reading `What then?'
there
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From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
two
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
Uncle
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
up
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From this reading "On the third day some of our chief men advised Guttorm to give it up, but that made him so furious that no one dared speak to him about it for another two days.
walls
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From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
way
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From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading `What then?'
wings
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From this reading "`My advice is,' says the nephew, `that you should order the men to make each a pair of wings like those the birds have, and then we shall all fly over the walls, for it seems to me that there is no other way of getting into the castle.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At the end of that time his nephew plucked up heart, and going to him, said-- "`Uncle, do you see the little birds that fly back and forward over the castle walls so freely, and build their nests in the thatch of the housetops?'
