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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 In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
ages
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From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
all
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From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Far away to the north it was night, far away to the south it was day; but all around where Audhumla lay a cold, grey twilight reigned.
Audhumla
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From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
away
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From this reading Far away to the north it was night, far away to the south it was day; but all around where Audhumla lay a cold, grey twilight reigned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
bitter
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From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
breath
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From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
By-and-by
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From this reading By-and-by a giant came out of the dark north, and lay down upon the ice near Audhumla.
called
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From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
came
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From this reading By-and-by a giant came out of the dark north, and lay down upon the ice near Audhumla.
certainly
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From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
cold
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From this reading Far away to the north it was night, far away to the south it was day; but all around where Audhumla lay a cold, grey twilight reigned.
cow
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From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
dark
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From this reading By-and-by a giant came out of the dark north, and lay down upon the ice near Audhumla.
day
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From this reading Far away to the north it was night, far away to the south it was day; but all around where Audhumla lay a cold, grey twilight reigned.
down
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From this reading By-and-by a giant came out of the dark north, and lay down upon the ice near Audhumla.
drink
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From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
enough
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From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
Far
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From this reading Far away to the north it was night, far away to the south it was day; but all around where Audhumla lay a cold, grey twilight reigned.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
frosty
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From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
giant
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From this reading By-and-by a giant came out of the dark north, and lay down upon the ice near Audhumla.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
grey
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From this reading Far away to the north it was night, far away to the south it was day; but all around where Audhumla lay a cold, grey twilight reigned.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
heaps
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From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
ice
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From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Far away to the north it was night, far away to the south it was day; but all around where Audhumla lay a cold, grey twilight reigned.
lay
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From this reading Far away to the north it was night, far away to the south it was day; but all around where Audhumla lay a cold, grey twilight reigned.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
liked
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From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
lived
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From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
milk
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From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
misty
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From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
near
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From this reading By-and-by a giant came out of the dark north, and lay down upon the ice near Audhumla.
night
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From this reading Far away to the north it was night, far away to the south it was day; but all around where Audhumla lay a cold, grey twilight reigned.
north
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From this reading Far away to the north it was night, far away to the south it was day; but all around where Audhumla lay a cold, grey twilight reigned.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
out
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From this reading By-and-by a giant came out of the dark north, and lay down upon the ice near Audhumla.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
piled
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From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
plain
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From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
reigned
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From this reading Far away to the north it was night, far away to the south it was day; but all around where Audhumla lay a cold, grey twilight reigned.
said
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From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
seen
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From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
snow
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From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
south
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From this reading Far away to the north it was night, far away to the south it was day; but all around where Audhumla lay a cold, grey twilight reigned.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
sweet
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From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
there
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From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Far away to the north it was night, far away to the south it was day; but all around where Audhumla lay a cold, grey twilight reigned.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading By-and-by a giant came out of the dark north, and lay down upon the ice near Audhumla.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
well
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From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This cow was called Audhumla, and she lived all by herself on a frosty, misty plain, where there was nothing to be seen but heaps of snow and ice piled strangely over one another.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In the beginning of ages there lived a cow, whose breath was sweet, and whose milk was bitter.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must let me drink of your milk," said the giant to the cow; and though her milk was bitter, he liked it well, and for him it was certainly good enough.
