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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 JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
Alfred
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
all
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From this reading By degrees she disposed of all she possessed--scarcely any thing remained but a cow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
any
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From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
attention
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From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
bad
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From this reading His follies were not owing to a bad disposition, but that his mother had never checked him.
BEAN-STALK
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
blind
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From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By degrees she disposed of all she possessed--scarcely any thing remained but a cow.
careless
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From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
checked
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From this reading His follies were not owing to a bad disposition, but that his mother had never checked him.
child
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From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
consequence
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From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
cottage
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
country
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
cow
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From this reading By degrees she disposed of all she possessed--scarcely any thing remained but a cow.
days
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
degrees
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From this reading By degrees she disposed of all she possessed--scarcely any thing remained but a cow.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By degrees she disposed of all she possessed--scarcely any thing remained but a cow.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading His follies were not owing to a bad disposition, but that his mother had never checked him.
extravagant
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From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
fault
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From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
follies
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From this reading His follies were not owing to a bad disposition, but that his mother had never checked him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His follies were not owing to a bad disposition, but that his mother had never checked him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His follies were not owing to a bad disposition, but that his mother had never checked him.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
indolent
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From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
indulged
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From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
JACK
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
King
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
lived
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
London
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
many
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
miles
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
mother
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From this reading His follies were not owing to a bad disposition, but that his mother had never checked him.
named
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From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His follies were not owing to a bad disposition, but that his mother had never checked him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
only
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From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
owing
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From this reading His follies were not owing to a bad disposition, but that his mother had never checked him.
partiality
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From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
pay
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From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
possessed
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From this reading By degrees she disposed of all she possessed--scarcely any thing remained but a cow.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By degrees she disposed of all she possessed--scarcely any thing remained but a cow.
remote
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
said
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From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
scarcely
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From this reading By degrees she disposed of all she possessed--scarcely any thing remained but a cow.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
situated
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
some
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From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
there
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The consequence of her blind partiality was, that Jack did not pay the least attention to any thing she said, but was indolent, careless, and extravagant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
village
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His follies were not owing to a bad disposition, but that his mother had never checked him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
widow
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From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
woman
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From this reading JACK AND THE BEAN-STALK In the days of King Alfred, there lived a poor woman whose cottage was situated in a remote country village, a great many miles from London.
years
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From this reading She had been a widow some years, and had an only child named Jack, whom she indulged to a fault.
