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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 He gave to them a looking-glass, saying:
accepted
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
adopted
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From this reading And he took leave of his adopted cousins.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
came
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
cave
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
come
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From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
cousin
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
cousins
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From this reading And he took leave of his adopted cousins.
covered
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From this reading "When you see the glass covered with sweat, know that I am in trouble, and hasten to my rescue."
danger
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From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
dissuade
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
dripping
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From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
fairies
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
fairy
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
former
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
gave
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From this reading He gave to them a looking-glass, saying:
glass
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From this reading "When you see the glass covered with sweat, know that I am in trouble, and hasten to my rescue."
going
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
hasten
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From this reading "When you see the glass covered with sweat, know that I am in trouble, and hasten to my rescue."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he took leave of his adopted cousins.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he took leave of his adopted cousins.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
know
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From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
leave
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From this reading And he took leave of his adopted cousins.
lived
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
looking-glass
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From this reading He gave to them a looking-glass, saying:
mother
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And he took leave of his adopted cousins.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
rescue
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From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
saying
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From this reading He gave to them a looking-glass, saying:
scissors
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From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
see
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From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
seven
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
sister
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
sweat
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From this reading "When you see the glass covered with sweat, know that I am in trouble, and hasten to my rescue."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He gave to them a looking-glass, saying:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
took
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From this reading And he took leave of his adopted cousins.
tried
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
trouble
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From this reading "When you see the glass covered with sweat, know that I am in trouble, and hasten to my rescue."
way
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
woman
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From this reading On his way he came to another cave where seven fairies lived with their mother, the sister of the former fairy woman, who accepted him as their cousin and tried to dissuade him from going.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When you see blood dripping from the scissors, know that I am in danger and come to my rescue."
