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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 So he dived into the water to a great depth.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.
asked
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From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
became
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From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.
boys
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From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
carrying
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From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
dear
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From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.
deeper
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From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.
depth
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From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.
destination
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From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
dived
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From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.
down
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From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
far
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From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
frightened
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From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
great
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From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.
last
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From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
light
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From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
longer
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From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
Marsovino
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From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.
near
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From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
Pinocchio
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From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.
reach
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From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
sank
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From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.
sea
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From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.
sun
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From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
thought
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From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.
traveled
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From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
two
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From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
water
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From this reading So he dived into the water to a great depth.
weeks
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From this reading THE boys traveled two weeks longer, and at last Marsovino thought himself near his destination.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were down so far that no light from the sun could reach them.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading After a while, as he sank deeper and deeper into the sea, Pinocchio became frightened.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you carrying me to, my dear?” he asked.