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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 He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Count had strayed away from them in the wood by night, and had to walk onward alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
away
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From this reading The Count had strayed away from them in the wood by night, and had to walk onward alone.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Count had strayed away from them in the wood by night, and had to walk onward alone.
came
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From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
climbed
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From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
coming
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From this reading When the moon illumined the surrounding country he perceived a figure coming down the mountain.
Count
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From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
country
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From this reading When the moon illumined the surrounding country he perceived a figure coming down the mountain.
darkness
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From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
day
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From this reading Next day, it seemed to him that he was on the right track.
down
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From this reading When the moon illumined the surrounding country he perceived a figure coming down the mountain.
feared
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From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
figure
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From this reading When the moon illumined the surrounding country he perceived a figure coming down the mountain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
forth
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From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Count had strayed away from them in the wood by night, and had to walk onward alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next day, it seemed to him that he was on the right track.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next day, it seemed to him that he was on the right track.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
illumined
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From this reading When the moon illumined the surrounding country he perceived a figure coming down the mountain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
intending
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From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Next day, it seemed to him that he was on the right track.
journeyed
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From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
King
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From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
lose
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From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
moon
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From this reading When the moon illumined the surrounding country he perceived a figure coming down the mountain.
more
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From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
mountain
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From this reading When the moon illumined the surrounding country he perceived a figure coming down the mountain.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day, it seemed to him that he was on the right track.
night
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From this reading The Count had strayed away from them in the wood by night, and had to walk onward alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
Old
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From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next day, it seemed to him that he was on the right track.
once
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From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
onward
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From this reading The Count had strayed away from them in the wood by night, and had to walk onward alone.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
out
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From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
pass
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From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
perceived
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From this reading When the moon illumined the surrounding country he perceived a figure coming down the mountain.
Queen
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From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day, it seemed to him that he was on the right track.
seek
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From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day, it seemed to him that he was on the right track.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
strayed
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From this reading The Count had strayed away from them in the wood by night, and had to walk onward alone.
surrounding
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From this reading When the moon illumined the surrounding country he perceived a figure coming down the mountain.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Next day, it seemed to him that he was on the right track.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Count had strayed away from them in the wood by night, and had to walk onward alone.
then
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From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
there
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From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Next day, it seemed to him that he was on the right track.
tree
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From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
walk
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From this reading The Count had strayed away from them in the wood by night, and had to walk onward alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next day, it seemed to him that he was on the right track.
way
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From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He still went forward, until darkness came on, then he climbed a tree, intending to pass the night there, for he feared that he might lose his way.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the moon illumined the surrounding country he perceived a figure coming down the mountain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
Woman
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From this reading But I must once more tell of the King and Queen, who had journeyed forth with the Count in order to seek out the Old Woman in the wilderness.
wood
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From this reading The Count had strayed away from them in the wood by night, and had to walk onward alone.
