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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 ‘The Three Sons of Hali’ is from the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,’ a very large collection.
adapted
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From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
Africa
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
all
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The stories, as usual, illustrate the method of popular fiction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
author
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
balls
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
Blackley
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From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
Book
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
Cabinet
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From this reading ‘The Three Sons of Hali’ is from the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,’ a very large collection.
carved
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
century
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From this reading ‘The Three Sons of Hali’ is from the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,’ a very large collection.
collection
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From this reading ‘The Three Sons of Hali’ is from the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,’ a very large collection.
copied
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
countries
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
Dent
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From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
derived
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
des
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From this reading ‘The Three Sons of Hali’ is from the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,’ a very large collection.
Eastern
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Eleanor
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From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
events
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
Fairy
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
Fees
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From this reading ‘The Three Sons of Hali’ is from the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,’ a very large collection.
fiction
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France
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
French
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
Germany
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
Greece
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
Grey
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
Hali
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From this reading ‘The Three Sons of Hali’ is from the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,’ a very large collection.
hang
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From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
illustrate
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From this reading The stories, as usual, illustrate the method of popular fiction.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘The Three Sons of Hali’ is from the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,’ a very large collection.
ivory
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
Lang
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From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
large
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From this reading ‘The Three Sons of Hali’ is from the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,’ a very large collection.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The Three Sons of Hali’ is from the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,’ a very large collection.
like
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
Lithuania
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
many
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
method
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
Miss
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From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
Mrs
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From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
Oriental
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
original
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
other
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
parts
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
popular
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From this reading The stories, as usual, illustrate the method of popular fiction.
putting
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
regions
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
Sellar
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From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
some
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
Sons
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From this reading ‘The Three Sons of Hali’ is from the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,’ a very large collection.
stories
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tale
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From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
tales
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
Three
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From this reading ‘The Three Sons of Hali’ is from the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,’ a very large collection.
translated
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From this reading They have been translated and adapted by Mrs. Dent, Mrs. Lang, Miss Eleanor Sellar, Miss Blackley, and Miss hang.
usual
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From this reading The stories, as usual, illustrate the method of popular fiction.
various
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
very
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From this reading ‘The Three Sons of Hali’ is from the last century ‘Cabinet des Fees,’ a very large collection.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The French author may have had some Oriental original before him in parts; at all events he copied the Eastern method of putting tale within tale, like the Eastern balls of carved ivory.
world
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From this reading The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries--Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
