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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 Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
Agne
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
all
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
attractive
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
ball
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From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
beard
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
big
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
bread
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
bright
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
brother
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
child
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From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
cleverly
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
eyes
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
feed
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
fell
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From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
followed
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
fountain
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From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
frightened
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
garden
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
get
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From this reading "You should get him a ball.
giving
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
gleam
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
greeted
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From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
jet
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From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
kindly
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From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
man
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
marble
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
margin
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Papias said: "No," and Olympius, turning to Agne, went on:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
Olympius
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
Papias
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
pieces
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
pool
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
rose
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From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
said
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From this reading Papias said: "No," and Olympius, turning to Agne, went on:
shone
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "You should get him a ball.
showed
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From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
sitting
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
small
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
soft
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
swans
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From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
taking
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From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
toss
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
turning
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From this reading Papias said: "No," and Olympius, turning to Agne, went on:
up
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From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
voice
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
water
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From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Papias said: "No," and Olympius, turning to Agne, went on:
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He greeted her kindly and, taking up the child, showed him a ball which rose and fell on the jet of water from the fountain.
white
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From this reading Papias was not at all frightened by the big man with his white beard, for a bright and kindly gleam shone in his eyes, and his voice was soft and attractive as he asked him whether he had such another ball and could toss it as cleverly as the fountain did.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Olympius followed Agne into the garden where he found her sitting by the marble margin of a small pool, giving her little brother pieces of bread to feed the swans with.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You should get him a ball.
