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1891
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
1908
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
1909
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
1911
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
1913
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
1915
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
4
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
8
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
according
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
age
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
all
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
almost
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
always
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
animal
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
back
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
bare-limbed
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
beautiful
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From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
bowing
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
brown
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
ceremonious
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
chamber
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From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
chance
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
Co
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
coming
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
coronation
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From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
couch
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
courtier
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
courtiers
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
Crown
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
cushions
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
day
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From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
deep
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
departure
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
Edition
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
Editions
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
embroidered
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
Etiquette
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
F'cap
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
fancied
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
Faun
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
few
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
Fifth
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
fixed
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From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
flock
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
flung
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
following
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
forest
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
FourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
goatherd
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
grave
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
ground
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
Hall
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
hand
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
Handmade
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
hardly
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
heads
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
hunters
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
Illustrated
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
indeed
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
IssuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
Japanese
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
Jessie
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
King
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
lad
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
leave
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
lessons
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
like
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
Limited
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
lying
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
manners
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
Methuen
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
natural
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
newly
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
night
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From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
offence
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
only
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
open-mouthed
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
Palace
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
Paper
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
pipe
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
Professor
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
Published
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
receive
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
say
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
Seventh
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
sigh
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
sitting
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From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
sixteen
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
SixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
snared
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
soft
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
some
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
son
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
sorry
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
taken
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
there
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
up
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From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
usage
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
Vellum
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
very
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From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
vo
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From this reading _Seventh Edition_ _First Published_ 1891 _First Issued by Methuen and Co._ (_Limited Editions on 1908 Handmade Paper and Japanese Vellum_) _Third Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1909 _Fourth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1911 _Fifth Edition_ ( ,, ) 1913 _Sixth Edition_ (_Crown_ 4_to_, _Illustrated by Jessie 1915 King_) _Seventh Edition_ (_F’cap._ 8_vo_) 1915
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His courtiers had all taken their leave of him, bowing their heads to the ground, according to the ceremonious usage of the day, and had retired to the Great Hall of the Palace, to receive a few last lessons from the Professor of Etiquette; there being some of them who had still quite natural manners, which in a courtier is, I need hardly say, a very grave offence.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And, indeed, it was the hunters who had found him, coming upon him almost by chance as, bare-limbed and pipe in hand, he was following the flock of the poor goatherd who had brought him up, and whose son he had always fancied himself to be.
wild-eyed
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
woodland
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
years
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From this reading The lad—for he was only a lad, being but sixteen years of age—was not sorry at their departure, and had flung himself back with a deep sigh of relief on the soft cushions of his embroidered couch, lying there, wild-eyed and open-mouthed, like a brown woodland Faun, or some young animal of the forest newly snared by the hunters.
young
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From this reading IT was the night before the day fixed for his coronation, and the young King was sitting alone in his beautiful chamber.
