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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 And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘What,’ said the old woodman, ‘what is all this about a shoe and a cloak?’
all
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From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are as white as our milk!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They are as white as our milk!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
bit
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
bless
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From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
blue
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From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
cloak
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
cold
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From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
cubs
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
cupboard
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
day
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
father
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From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
feet
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From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
forest
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
girl
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From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
got
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From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
hangs
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
home
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From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘What,’ said the old woodman, ‘what is all this about a shoe and a cloak?’
just
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
killed
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
King
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
like
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
milk
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From this reading They are as white as our milk!
neck
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From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
odd
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
often
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From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
old
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From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They are as white as our milk!
Padella
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
pretty
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From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
round
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From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
said
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From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
see
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From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
shoe
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From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
shown
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From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
up
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
velvet
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From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
white
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From this reading They are as white as our milk!
why
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From this reading And look, why, bless us all! she has got round her neck just such another little shoe as that you brought home, and have shown us so often--a little blue velvet shoe!’
woodman
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From this reading ‘Look, father!’ they said to the old woodman, ‘look at this poor girl, and see what pretty cold feet she has.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And look and see what an odd cloak she has, just like the bit of velvet that hangs up in our cupboard, and which you found that day the little cubs were killed by King Padella, in the forest!
