Chapter I
_Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET. A FAIRY TALE. --------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys. BARNARD AND FARLEY, _Skinner-Street, London_. PREFACE.
The Flower Basket: A Fairy Tale
Chapter I
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_Published
by
Longman,
Hurst,
Rees,
Orme &
Brown,
London,
April,
6,
1816._
THE
FLOWER
BASKET.
A
FAIRY
TALE.
--------------I
never
may
believe
These
antick
fables,
nor
these
fairy
toys.
BARNARD
AND
FARLEY,
_Skinner-Street,
London_.
PREFACE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
_Published
by
Longman,
Hurst,
Rees,
Orme &
Brown,
London,
April,
6,
1816._
THE
FLOWER
BASKET.
Line 2
A
FAIRY
TALE.
Line 3
--------------I
never
may
believe
These
antick
fables,
nor
these
fairy
toys.
Line 4
BARNARD
AND
FARLEY,
_Skinner-Street,
London_.
Line 5
PREFACE.
Learner Dictionary
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Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “--------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “--------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “--------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys.”
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1816
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From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
6
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From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FAIRY TALE.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BARNARD AND FARLEY, _Skinner-Street, London_.
antick
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From this reading --------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys.
April
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From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
BARNARD
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From this reading BARNARD AND FARLEY, _Skinner-Street, London_.
BASKET
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From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys.
Brown
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From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
fables
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From this reading --------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys.
FAIRY
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE.
FARLEY
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From this reading BARNARD AND FARLEY, _Skinner-Street, London_.
FLOWER
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From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
Hurst
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From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys.
London
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From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
Longman
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From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading --------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading --------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys.
Orme
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From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
PREFACE
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From this reading PREFACE.
Published
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From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
Rees
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From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
Skinner-Street
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From this reading BARNARD AND FARLEY, _Skinner-Street, London_.
TALE
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From this reading A FAIRY TALE.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown, London, April, 6, 1816._ THE FLOWER BASKET.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading --------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys.
toys
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From this reading --------------I never may believe These antick fables, nor these fairy toys.