Chapter III
Then he took out his last present. "It's a book," he said, as he unwrapped it. "I wonder if it is fairy stories or adventures. Oh, I hope it's adventures! I'll read it all morning."
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Chapter III
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Then
he
took
out
his
last
present.
"It's
a
book,"
he
said,
as
he
unwrapped
it.
"I
wonder
if
it
is
fairy
stories
or
adventures.
Oh,
I
hope
it's
adventures!
I'll
read
it
all
morning."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Then
he
took
out
his
last
present.
Line 2
"It's
a
book,"
he
said,
as
he
unwrapped
it.
Line 3
"I
wonder
if
it
is
fairy
stories
or
adventures.
Line 4
Oh,
I
hope
it's
adventures!
Line 5
I'll
read
it
all
morning."
Learner Dictionary
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Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he took out his last present.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll read it all morning."”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he took out his last present.”
All words in this reading · 28
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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 "It's a book," he said, as he unwrapped it.
adventures
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From this reading "I wonder if it is fairy stories or adventures.
all
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From this reading I'll read it all morning."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's a book," he said, as he unwrapped it.
book
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fairy
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he took out his last present.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hope
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder if it is fairy stories or adventures.
I'll
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From this reading I'll read it all morning."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wonder if it is fairy stories or adventures.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I wonder if it is fairy stories or adventures.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's a book," he said, as he unwrapped it.
It's
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From this reading "It's a book," he said, as he unwrapped it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll read it all morning."
Oh
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From this reading Oh, I hope it's adventures!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I wonder if it is fairy stories or adventures.
out
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present
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read
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said
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stories
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Then
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tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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unwrapped
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wonder
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