*7 The Coat
"My Lady," the mirror said.
"Snow White is the most beautiful woman in the kingdom."
The queen gritted( /ˈɡrɪtɪd/ v. clenched (teeth) (grit's past tense)) her teeth(/tiːθ/ n. plural of tooth teeth).
"Oh no! She's still(/stɪl/ adv. Still alive(/əˈlaɪv/ adj. Alive)!"
The dwarfs (leave for departure) the mines.
Dar waved(/weɪvd/v. waving (wave's past tense)) good-bye to Snow White.
"Remember( /rɪˈmembə/ vi. 记住)," he called.
"Don't let anyone in!"
Snow White ( /ˈwɒʃɪŋ/ v. wash, wash (wash of the present participle)) dishes (past tense).
"Clothes for sale(/seɪl/ n. sell; sell)!" a voice(/vɔɪs/ n. voice; voice) called.
"Lovely, beautiful clothes!"
Snow White went to the window.
An old woman was ing (in... Walk next to it).
She pulled( /'pʊld/v. pull, (pull's past tense)) a small wagon( /ˈwæɡən/ n. wagon, wagon) loaded( /ˈləʊdɪd/ v. carrying (past participle of load)) with chests( /tʃests/ n. box, the plural of box chest).
"Hello, miss!" the woman said.
"Would you like to buy something?"
Snow White remembered Dar's warning( /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/ n. 警告).
"No, thank you," she said.
The woman pulled a fancy(/ˈfænsi/ adj. 精致的,花俏的) coat out of a chest.
She stepped(/stept/ v. step; walking (step's past tense)) toward( təˈwɔːd/ prep. To) the house.
"This coat matches( /'mætʃɪz/ v. 和... Your hair," she said.
Snow White gazed(/ɡeɪzd/ vi. Gaze; gaze (gaze's past tense)) at the beautiful coat.
"Just (try it on)," she said.
"There's no harm( /hɑːm/ n. 伤害) in that."
Snow White bit( /bɪt/ vt. Bite (bite of the past) her lip(/lɪp/n. lips). "Well . . . Okay."
The woman smiled.
She (lifting up coat) for Snow White.
Snow White put one arm through( /θruː/ prep. 穿过).
She put her other( /ˈʌðə/ adj. Other, other) arm through.
Suddenly the coat grew tight( /taɪt/ adj. 紧的).
It squeezed(/skwiːzd/ v. past tense of squeeze) her entire( /ɪnˈtaɪə/ adj. All, all) body( /ˈbɒdi/ n. body).
"Ahh!" Snow White cried. "I can't breathe(/briːð/ vi. 呼吸)!"
The woman laughed.
"Good-bye, Snow White!"
Then—poof( /pʊf/ (indicates that something suddenly happened) poof)! The woman vanished( /ˈvænɪʃt/ v. suddenly disappeared; Mysterious disappearance vanish's past tense).