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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 Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
affected
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
all
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
ask
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
attempted
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
beaks
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From this reading The offended peacocks fell upon him with their beaks, and soon stripped him of his finery.
Beasts
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
beautiful
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From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
betrayed
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
bird
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From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
birds
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
BORROWED
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From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Prepared for children by Grace Rhys GREAT EASTERN ST EC MDCCCXCV To Enid.
children
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From this reading Prepared for children by Grace Rhys GREAT EASTERN ST EC MDCCCXCV To Enid.
coloured
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From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
companions
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
conceit
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
conceited
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From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
cover
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
creatures
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
curious
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
DAW
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From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
door
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
dressed
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
EASTERN
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From this reading Prepared for children by Grace Rhys GREAT EASTERN ST EC MDCCCXCV To Enid.
EC
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From this reading Prepared for children by Grace Rhys GREAT EASTERN ST EC MDCCCXCV To Enid.
Enid
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From this reading Prepared for children by Grace Rhys GREAT EASTERN ST EC MDCCCXCV To Enid.
enough
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From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
FEATHERS
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From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
features
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
fell
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From this reading The offended peacocks fell upon him with their beaks, and soon stripped him of his finery.
finery
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From this reading The offended peacocks fell upon him with their beaks, and soon stripped him of his finery.
finest
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Prepared for children by Grace Rhys GREAT EASTERN ST EC MDCCCXCV To Enid.
Frogs
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
garb
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
Grace
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From this reading Prepared for children by Grace Rhys GREAT EASTERN ST EC MDCCCXCV To Enid.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prepared for children by Grace Rhys GREAT EASTERN ST EC MDCCCXCV To Enid.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
house
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
human
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
jackdaw
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From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
just
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
king
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
leaving
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
like
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
Lion
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
MDCCCXCV
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From this reading Prepared for children by Grace Rhys GREAT EASTERN ST EC MDCCCXCV To Enid.
Mouse
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
offended
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From this reading The offended peacocks fell upon him with their beaks, and soon stripped him of his finery.
old
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
OpenverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
pass
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
Peacock
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From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
peacocks
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From this reading The offended peacocks fell upon him with their beaks, and soon stripped him of his finery.
plumes
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From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
pour
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
Prepared
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From this reading Prepared for children by Grace Rhys GREAT EASTERN ST EC MDCCCXCV To Enid.
Puffed
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
quantity
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
rains
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
Rhys
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From this reading Prepared for children by Grace Rhys GREAT EASTERN ST EC MDCCCXCV To Enid.
sham
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
soon
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From this reading The offended peacocks fell upon him with their beaks, and soon stripped him of his finery.
sooner
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
splendid
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
ST
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From this reading Prepared for children by Grace Rhys GREAT EASTERN ST EC MDCCCXCV To Enid.
stray
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
stripped
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From this reading The offended peacocks fell upon him with their beaks, and soon stripped him of his finery.
strut
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
talk
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
Then
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prepared for children by Grace Rhys GREAT EASTERN ST EC MDCCCXCV To Enid.
tried
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
up
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The offended peacocks fell upon him with their beaks, and soon stripped him of his finery.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
vain
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From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
wanted
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From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DAW IN BORROWED FEATHERS A conceited jackdaw was vain enough to imagine that he wanted nothing but the coloured plumes to make him as beautiful a bird as the Peacock.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
winter
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
wise
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From this reading Puffed up with this wise conceit, he dressed himself with a quantity of their finest feathers, and in this borrowed garb, leaving his old companions, tried to pass for a peacock; but he no sooner attempted to stray with these splendid birds, than an affected strut betrayed the sham.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
Æsop's
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From this reading Enid, this is Æsop's house, And the cover is the door; When the rains of winter pour, Then the Lion and the Mouse, And the Frogs that asked a king, And all the Beasts with curious features, That talk just like us human creatures, Open it, and ask you in!
