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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 After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
alarm
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From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
Alice
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From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
all
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From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
Anglo-Saxon
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From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
away
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From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
belonging
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From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
complaining
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From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
cut
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From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
die
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From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
dish
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From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Only I do hope it’s _my_ dream, and not the Red King’s!
don't
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From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
dreaming
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From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
feet
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From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
go
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From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
graduallyadverbUS /ˈɡrædʒuːəli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
happens
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From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
head
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From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
hope
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From this reading Only I do hope it’s _my_ dream, and not the Red King’s!
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
I've
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From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
it's
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From this reading Only I do hope it’s _my_ dream, and not the Red King’s!
King's
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From this reading Only I do hope it’s _my_ dream, and not the Red King’s!
lifted
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From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
like
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From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
Lion
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From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
lying
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From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
Messengers
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From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Only I do hope it’s _my_ dream, and not the Red King’s!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only I do hope it’s _my_ dream, and not the Red King’s!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
Only
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From this reading Only I do hope it’s _my_ dream, and not the Red King’s!
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
person's
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From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
plum-cake
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From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
queer
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From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
rather
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From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
Red
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From this reading Only I do hope it’s _my_ dream, and not the Red King’s!
said
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From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
see
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From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
seen
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From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
some
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From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
There
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From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
tone
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From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
tried
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From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
Unicorn
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From this reading There was no one to be seen, and her first thought was that she must have been dreaming about the Lion and the Unicorn and those queer Anglo-Saxon Messengers.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
up
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From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
wake
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From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
wasn't
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From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
we're
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From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I don’t like belonging to another person’s dream,” she went on in a rather complaining tone: “I’ve a great mind to go and wake him, and see what happens!”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading However, there was the great dish still lying at her feet, on which she had tried to cut the plum-cake, “So I wasn’t dreaming, after all,” she said to herself, “unless—unless we’re all part of the same dream.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading After a while the noise seemed gradually to die away, till all was dead silence, and Alice lifted up her head in some alarm.
