Chapter VI
"Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another. "What a stupid girl that is! I could tell her which way to go. Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by. Why doesn't she see it and follow?
Nine Little Goslings
Chapter VI
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"Cheep,
cheep,
chickeree,"
sang
one
bird
to
another.
"What
a
stupid
girl
that
is!
I
could
tell
her
which
way
to
go.
Why,
there's
the
mark
of
his
big
foot
on
the
moss
close
by.
Why
doesn't
she
see
it
and
follow?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Cheep,
cheep,
chickeree,"
sang
one
bird
to
another.
Line 2
"What
a
stupid
girl
that
is!
Line 3
I
could
tell
her
which
way
to
go.
Line 4
Why,
there's
the
mark
of
his
big
foot
on
the
moss
close
by.
Line 5
Why
doesn't
she
see
it
and
follow?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could tell her which way to go.”
Foot
noun
US /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could tell her which way to go.”
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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 "What a stupid girl that is!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why doesn't she see it and follow?
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
big
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From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
bird
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From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
Cheep
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From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
chickeree
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From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
close
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From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
doesn't
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From this reading Why doesn't she see it and follow?
follow
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From this reading Why doesn't she see it and follow?
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
girl
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From this reading "What a stupid girl that is!
go
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From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What a stupid girl that is!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why doesn't she see it and follow?
mark
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From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
moss
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From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
sang
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From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
see
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From this reading Why doesn't she see it and follow?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why doesn't she see it and follow?
stupid
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From this reading "What a stupid girl that is!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What a stupid girl that is!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
there's
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From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Cheep, cheep, chickeree," sang one bird to another.
way
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From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a stupid girl that is!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I could tell her which way to go.
Why
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From this reading Why, there's the mark of his big foot on the moss close by.