jack and the beanstalk
jack and the bean·stalk
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- [jak and stressed th ee been-stawk]
- /dʒæk ænd stressed ði ˈbinˌstɔk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [jak and stressed th ee been-stawk]
- /dʒæk ænd stressed ði ˈbinˌstɔk/
Definition of jack and the beanstalk words
- noun jack and the beanstalk an English fairy tale about a boy who angers his mother by selling their last cow, not for money, but for magic beans. His mother throws the beans away, but the next day Jack discovers that they have sprouted into a giant beanstalk. He climbs the beanstalk three times, each time stealing some treasure from the giant who lives in a land in the clouds at the top. Jack ultimately kills the giant by chopping down the beanstalk while the giant is climbing down it 0
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Parts of speech for Jack and the beanstalk
noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jack and the beanstalk popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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