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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 Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Alas," cried Wry-Face, "I have tossed about for hours and hours, and am too tired to do anything.
again
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From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading "Alas," cried Wry-Face, "I have tossed about for hours and hours, and am too tired to do anything.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Alas," cried Wry-Face, "I have tossed about for hours and hours, and am too tired to do anything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the potato was as cool as cool.
bed
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From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
belong
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From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
big
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From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
brown
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From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the potato was as cool as cool.
climb
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From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
cool
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From this reading But the potato was as cool as cool.
cried
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From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
cut
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From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Alas," cried Wry-Face, "I have tossed about for hours and hours, and am too tired to do anything.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Alas," cried Wry-Face, "I have tossed about for hours and hours, and am too tired to do anything.
found
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From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
gnome
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From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
great
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From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
hole
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From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
hours
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From this reading "Alas," cried Wry-Face, "I have tossed about for hours and hours, and am too tired to do anything.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
immediately
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From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
like
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From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
little
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From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
mattress
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From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
middle
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From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
night
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From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
One-Eye
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From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
potato
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From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
potato-wife
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From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
pulled
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From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
remain
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From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
said
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From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
searched
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From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
slept
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From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
take
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From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
tell
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From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
Then
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From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
there
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From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
tired
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From this reading "Alas," cried Wry-Face, "I have tossed about for hours and hours, and am too tired to do anything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
too
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From this reading "Alas," cried Wry-Face, "I have tossed about for hours and hours, and am too tired to do anything.
tossed
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From this reading "Alas," cried Wry-Face, "I have tossed about for hours and hours, and am too tired to do anything.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the potato was as cool as cool.
wept
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From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then he pulled the mattress from the bed and cut a great hole in it, and when he had searched and searched he found in the middle of the mattress--a big brown potato!
whole
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From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
why
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From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
Wry-Face
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From this reading "This," cried Wry-Face, "is why I have not slept the whole night through!" and he wept like anything.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I belong," it said, "to One-Eye, the potato-wife; and let me tell you, my little gnome, unless you take me to her immediately, I shall climb into your mattress again; and there I shall remain!"
