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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 ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
better
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From this reading Even the little dogs under the table fare better than we do, for she often throws them nice pieces to eat.
boy
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From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
brother
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
crusts
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From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
day
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From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
Dear
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From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
dearly
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
died
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From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
dinner
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From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Even the little dogs under the table fare better than we do, for she often throws them nice pieces to eat.
dogs
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From this reading Even the little dogs under the table fare better than we do, for she often throws them nice pieces to eat.
dry
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From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
eat
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From this reading Even the little dogs under the table fare better than we do, for she often throws them nice pieces to eat.
ENCHANTEDadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the little dogs under the table fare better than we do, for she often throws them nice pieces to eat.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading Even the little dogs under the table fare better than we do, for she often throws them nice pieces to eat.
father
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
gives
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From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
hand
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From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
happy
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From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
hard
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From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
Heaven
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From this reading Heaven pity us!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
hour
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From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
house
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From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
kick
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From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
knocks
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From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
loved
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
married
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
most
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
mother
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
nice
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From this reading Even the little dogs under the table fare better than we do, for she often throws them nice pieces to eat.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
often
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From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
once
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
other
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
out
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From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
pieces
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From this reading Even the little dogs under the table fare better than we do, for she often throws them nice pieces to eat.
pity
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From this reading Heaven pity us!
said
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From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
sister
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
sister's
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From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
STAG
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
stepmother
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From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
supper
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From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
table
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From this reading Even the little dogs under the table fare better than we do, for she often throws them nice pieces to eat.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Even the little dogs under the table fare better than we do, for she often throws them nice pieces to eat.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
There
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
threatens
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From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
throws
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From this reading Even the little dogs under the table fare better than we do, for she often throws them nice pieces to eat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Even the little dogs under the table fare better than we do, for she often throws them nice pieces to eat.
unkind
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our stepmother gives us dry hard crusts for dinner and supper; she often knocks us about, and threatens to kick us out of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One day the boy took his sister's hand, and said to her, "Dear little sister, since our mother died we have not had one happy hour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
woman
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From this reading THE ENCHANTED STAG There were once a brother and sister who loved each other dearly; their mother was dead, and their father had married again a woman who was most unkind and cruel to them.
