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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
account
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Owls anxiously looked after mice, which they caught, and made into sago-puddings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
anxiously
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From this reading The Owls anxiously looked after mice, which they caught, and made into sago-puddings.
artichokes
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
ate
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
beautiful
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
beetles
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
behold
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
blue
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
breakfast
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
buttered
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
caught
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From this reading The Geese, having webs to their feet, caught quantities of flies, which they ate for dinner.
continually
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
covered
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
dinner
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From this reading The Geese, having webs to their feet, caught quantities of flies, which they ate for dinner.
down
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
extreme
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
FAMILIES
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From this reading THE HABITS OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES.
fed
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
feet
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From this reading The Geese, having webs to their feet, caught quantities of flies, which they ate for dinner.
flies
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From this reading The Geese, having webs to their feet, caught quantities of flies, which they ate for dinner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
frogs
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
fruit
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
Geese
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From this reading The Geese, having webs to their feet, caught quantities of flies, which they ate for dinner.
HABITS
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From this reading THE HABITS OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Geese, having webs to their feet, caught quantities of flies, which they ate for dinner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Owls anxiously looked after mice, which they caught, and made into sago-puddings.
Lake
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
leaves
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
legs
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
lived
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Owls anxiously looked after mice, which they caught, and made into sago-puddings.
made
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From this reading The Owls anxiously looked after mice, which they caught, and made into sago-puddings.
mice
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From this reading The Owls anxiously looked after mice, which they caught, and made into sago-puddings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HABITS OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
out
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
Owls
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From this reading The Owls anxiously looked after mice, which they caught, and made into sago-puddings.
Parrots
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
Pipple-Popple
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
quantities
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From this reading The Geese, having webs to their feet, caught quantities of flies, which they ate for dinner.
sago-puddings
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From this reading The Owls anxiously looked after mice, which they caught, and made into sago-puddings.
SEVEN
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From this reading THE HABITS OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES.
sit
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
Soffsky-Poffsky
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
Storks
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
striped
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
tea
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HABITS OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
toast
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
trees
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From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
walked
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From this reading The Storks walked in and out of the Lake Pipple-Popple, and ate frogs for breakfast, and buttered toast for tea; but on account of the extreme length of their legs they could not sit down, and so they walked about continually.
webs
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From this reading The Geese, having webs to their feet, caught quantities of flies, which they ate for dinner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Parrots lived upon the Soffsky-Poffsky trees, which were beautiful to behold, and covered with blue leaves; and they fed upon fruit, artichokes, and striped beetles.
