Chapter VII
Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was! And what was that? Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber! But why did they bring so much? Ha! ha! he could never eat it all.
The Son of the Wolf
Chapter VII
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Steak,
and
potatoes,
and
green
things
how
fresh
it
all
was!
And
what
was
that?
Squares
of
honey,
streaming
liquid
amber!
But
why
did
they
bring
so
much?
Ha!
ha!
he
could
never
eat
it
all.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Steak,
and
potatoes,
and
green
things
how
fresh
it
all
was!
Line 2
And
what
was
that?
/ənd wʌt wɑːz ðæt/
Line 3
Squares
of
honey,
streaming
liquid
amber!
Line 4
But
why
did
they
bring
so
much?
Line 5
Ha!
ha!
he
could
never
eat
it
all.
Learner Dictionary
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Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Ha! ha! he could never eat it all.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ha! ha! he could never eat it all.”
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all
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amber
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From this reading Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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bring
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why did they bring so much?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Ha! ha! he could never eat it all.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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eat
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fresh
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green
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Ha
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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honey
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how
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!
liquid
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much
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ha! ha! he could never eat it all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Squares of honey, streaming liquid amber!
potatoes
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But why did they bring so much?
Squares
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Steak
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streaming
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And what was that?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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things
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Steak, and potatoes, and green things how fresh it all was!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what was that?
why
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