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The Brown Fairy Book: What the Rose Did to the Cypress

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Brown Fairy Book: What the Rose Did to the Cypress is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.
“Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”
“Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”
So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.
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The Brown Fairy Book: What the Rose Did to the Cypress

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Brown Fairy Book: What the Rose Did to the Cypress is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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“Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.
Line 2
They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.
/ðeɪ went bæk tuː ðə hʌt wer ðə ɡɜːrlz wɜːr ˈlæfɪŋ ənd ˈpleɪɪŋ/
Line 3
“Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”
Line 4
“Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”
Line 5
So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

cross verb US /krɔːs/

travel across or pass over

From this reading “So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.”

girls noun US /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading “They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.”

hut noun US /hʌt/

temporary military shelter

From this reading “They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.”

laughing adjective US /ˈlæfɪŋ/

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading “They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.”

married adjective US /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading “So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.”

nuts adjective US /nʌts/

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

From this reading ““Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.”

playing noun US /ˈpleɪɪŋ/

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading “They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.”

wives noun US /waɪvz/

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading ““Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.””

Word partnerships in these lines

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went back verb + particle counted as “go back”

belong to an earlier time

In this reading “They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading “Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”

crossverbUS /krɔːs/

travel across or pass over

From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”

hutnounUS /hʌt/

temporary military shelter

From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.

Kabo

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading “Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”

ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading “Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”

laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.

marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

nutsadjectiveUS /nʌts/

informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, good lady,” cried Pivi, “how kind you are!”

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.

Pivi

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading So they were married and very happy, when in came cross old Kabo.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading They went back to the hut, where the girls were laughing and playing.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

wivesnounUS /waɪvz/

plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Come with me, Pivi, and there will be nuts for you,” said the woman.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Nuts for you?” said the woman, “there are two wives for you, Pivi, take them to your house.”

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