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101
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
109
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
11
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
23
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37
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5
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
51
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
63
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
71
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
81
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
89
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
95
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
all
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
artificial
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
bed
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From this reading Heaven knows what was in the bed.
big
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
bird
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
black
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From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.
blue
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From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.
came
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clever
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closed
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
day
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Death
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
delight
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
down
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
equal
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
eyes
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
face
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
fisherman
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
five-and-twenty
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
flies
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
gentleman-in-waiting
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
gold
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
gurgling
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
hard
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From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.
hardly
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
Heaven
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From this reading Heaven knows what was in the bed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
high
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
home
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
house
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
invented
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
Kissed
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
knows
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From this reading Heaven knows what was in the bed.
lay
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
like
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
listen
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
listened
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
lying
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From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
Many
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
middle
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
mirror
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.
mouth
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
mouths
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
music-master
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
newspapers
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
night
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
nightingale
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
old
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
out
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
PAGE
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
possible
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
PRINCESSnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
QUEEN
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
read
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REAL
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
said
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
sat
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
shining
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
SNOW
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
some
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
song
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
state
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
streets
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
tears
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
Then
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
TooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
trickled
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
try
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I seemed to be lying upon some hard thing, and my whole body is black and blue this morning.
very
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From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
volumes
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
water
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Heaven knows what was in the bed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading 'It is gold, it is gold!' they cried 51 Kissed her on the mouth, while big shining tears trickled down its face 63 The Snow Queen sat in the very middle of it when she sat at home 71 Even the poor fisherman ... lay still to listen to it 81 'Is it possible?' said the gentleman-in-waiting.
whole
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
winter's
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
woman
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
world
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From this reading _THE SNOW QUEEN_ PAGE One day he was in a high state of delight because he had invented a mirror 5 Many a winter's night she flies through the streets 11 Then an old, old woman came out of the house 23 She has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them again, so clever is she 37
wrote
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From this reading 'I should never have thought it was like that' 89 Took some water into their mouths to try and make the same gurgling, ... thinking so to equal the nightingale 95 The music-master wrote five-and-twenty volumes about the artificial bird 101 Even Death himself listened to the song 109 _THE REAL PRINCESS_ 'I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night!
