Chapter I
BEGINNING A FAIRY TALE. 'Mr. Falkirk, I _must_ go and seek my fortune!' Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap. 'Wherefore?' said her guardian. 'Because I want to, sir.
Wych Hazel
Chapter I
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BEGINNING
A
FAIRY
TALE.
'Mr.
Falkirk,
I
_must_
go
and
seek
my
fortune!'
Wych
Hazel
made
this
little
remark,
sitting
on
a
low
seat
by
the
fire,
her
arms
crossed
over
her
lap.
'Wherefore?'
said
her
guardian.
'Because
I
want
to,
sir.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
BEGINNING
A
FAIRY
TALE.
Line 2
'Mr.
Falkirk,
I
_must_
go
and
seek
my
fortune!'
Line 3
Wych
Hazel
made
this
little
remark,
sitting
on
a
low
seat
by
the
fire,
her
arms
crossed
over
her
lap.
Line 4
'Wherefore?'
said
her
guardian.
Line 5
'Because
I
want
to,
sir.
Learner Dictionary
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Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “'Because I want to, sir.”
BEGINNING
noun
US /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “BEGINNING A FAIRY TALE.”
Fortune
noun
US /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'Mr. Falkirk, I _must_ go and seek my fortune!'”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap.”
Wherefore
adverb
US /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “'Wherefore?' said her guardian.”
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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 BEGINNING A FAIRY TALE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Mr. Falkirk, I _must_ go and seek my fortune!'
arms
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From this reading Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading 'Because I want to, sir.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BEGINNING A FAIRY TALE.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap.
crossed
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FAIRY
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From this reading BEGINNING A FAIRY TALE.
Falkirk
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fire
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fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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go
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guardian
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Hazel
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Mr. Falkirk, I _must_ go and seek my fortune!'
lap
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From this reading Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap.
low
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made
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Mr
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From this reading 'Mr. Falkirk, I _must_ go and seek my fortune!'
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'Mr. Falkirk, I _must_ go and seek my fortune!'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Mr. Falkirk, I _must_ go and seek my fortune!'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap.
remark
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said
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seat
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seek
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sir
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From this reading 'Because I want to, sir.
sitting
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From this reading Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap.
TALE
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From this reading BEGINNING A FAIRY TALE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Because I want to, sir.
want
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From this reading 'Because I want to, sir.
WhereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading 'Wherefore?' said her guardian.
Wych
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From this reading Wych Hazel made this little remark, sitting on a low seat by the fire, her arms crossed over her lap.