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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 "Behold! how pride goeth before a fall."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
away
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From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Behold! how pride goeth before a fall."
Behold
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From this reading "Behold! how pride goeth before a fall."
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
bird
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
boasting
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
calamitously
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
came
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
Cock
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come in," said one of them, ironically, "and partake of your favourite dish, a haunch of mutton."
defeated
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
destroy
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
dining
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From this reading The Wolf and the Shepherds A Wolf passing a Shepherd's hut looked in and saw the shepherds dining.
dish
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From this reading "Come in," said one of them, ironically, "and partake of your favourite dish, a haunch of mutton."
down
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
excuse
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From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
fall
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From this reading "Behold! how pride goeth before a fall."
favourite
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From this reading "Come in," said one of them, ironically, "and partake of your favourite dish, a haunch of mutton."
goeth
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From this reading "Behold! how pride goeth before a fall."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
haunch
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From this reading "Come in," said one of them, ironically, "and partake of your favourite dish, a haunch of mutton."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
Hawk
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
hiding-place
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
how
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From this reading "Behold! how pride goeth before a fall."
hut
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From this reading The Wolf and the Shepherds A Wolf passing a Shepherd's hut looked in and saw the shepherds dining.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Wolf and the Shepherds A Wolf passing a Shepherd's hut looked in and saw the shepherds dining.
ironically
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From this reading "Come in," said one of them, ironically, "and partake of your favourite dish, a haunch of mutton."
just
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From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Wolf and the Shepherds A Wolf passing a Shepherd's hut looked in and saw the shepherds dining.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
moving
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From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
mutton
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From this reading "Come in," said one of them, ironically, "and partake of your favourite dish, a haunch of mutton."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Come in," said one of them, ironically, "and partake of your favourite dish, a haunch of mutton."
out
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
partake
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From this reading "Come in," said one of them, ironically, "and partake of your favourite dish, a haunch of mutton."
passing
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From this reading The Wolf and the Shepherds A Wolf passing a Shepherd's hut looked in and saw the shepherds dining.
pride
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From this reading "Behold! how pride goeth before a fall."
saddle
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From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
said
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From this reading "Come in," said one of them, ironically, "and partake of your favourite dish, a haunch of mutton."
saw
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From this reading The Wolf and the Shepherds A Wolf passing a Shepherd's hut looked in and saw the shepherds dining.
shepherd
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From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
Shepherd's
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From this reading The Wolf and the Shepherds A Wolf passing a Shepherd's hut looked in and saw the shepherds dining.
Shepherds
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From this reading The Wolf and the Shepherds A Wolf passing a Shepherd's hut looked in and saw the shepherds dining.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
swooped
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
Thank
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From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Come in," said one of them, ironically, "and partake of your favourite dish, a haunch of mutton."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
two
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
vanquished
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From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So he swooped down upon the boasting bird and was about to destroy him, when the vanquished Cock came out of his hiding-place, and between the two the Hawk was calamitously defeated.
Wolf
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From this reading The Wolf and the Shepherds A Wolf passing a Shepherd's hut looked in and saw the shepherds dining.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you," said the Wolf, moving away, "but you must excuse me; I have just had a saddle of shepherd."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come in," said one of them, ironically, "and partake of your favourite dish, a haunch of mutton."
