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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 Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
ago
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From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
all
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From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FAIRY AND BROWNIE.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading No one could say anything for certain on this point.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
belief
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From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
BROWNIE
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From this reading FAIRY AND BROWNIE.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
certain
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From this reading No one could say anything for certain on this point.
Children
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From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
cold
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From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one could say anything for certain on this point.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
don't
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From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
down
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From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
exist
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From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
fairies
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From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
FAIRY
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From this reading FAIRY AND BROWNIE.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one could say anything for certain on this point.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
grown
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From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
hearts
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From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
lawn
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From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
moon
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From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
most
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From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
natures
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From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one could say anything for certain on this point.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
now
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From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
old
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From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
once
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From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one could say anything for certain on this point.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading No one could say anything for certain on this point.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
say
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From this reading No one could say anything for certain on this point.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
sort
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From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No one could say anything for certain on this point.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
too
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From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
undying
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From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps it was not the first time that the moon had looked down on a fairy and a brownie running across that old, old lawn.
way
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From this reading Children know most about them, but even children don't quite believe in them now, in the good old-fashioned way of long ago.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
worldly
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From this reading We all of us have a sort of undying belief in fairies, so perhaps they did exist once, before our hearts had grown too cold and our natures too worldly to understand them.
