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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
Adelaide
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From this reading "It is ever the woman who sacrifices herself to the man," muttered Lady Adelaide.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
appear
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Is it thus that they do at court?
BodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Body of Saint Fridolin!" ejaculated Lady Adelaide, for the third time.
carried
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
court
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
cousin
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From this reading Erna still listened to the tale in silence, while her cousin watched her with penetrating gaze.
dame's
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Is it thus that they do at court?
ejaculated
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From this reading "Body of Saint Fridolin!" ejaculated Lady Adelaide, for the third time.
Erna
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From this reading Erna still listened to the tale in silence, while her cousin watched her with penetrating gaze.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is ever the woman who sacrifices herself to the man," muttered Lady Adelaide.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Body of Saint Fridolin!" ejaculated Lady Adelaide, for the third time.
Fridolin
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From this reading "Body of Saint Fridolin!" ejaculated Lady Adelaide, for the third time.
gaze
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From this reading Erna still listened to the tale in silence, while her cousin watched her with penetrating gaze.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Erna still listened to the tale in silence, while her cousin watched her with penetrating gaze.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It is ever the woman who sacrifices herself to the man," muttered Lady Adelaide.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Erna still listened to the tale in silence, while her cousin watched her with penetrating gaze.
interjection
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is ever the woman who sacrifices herself to the man," muttered Lady Adelaide.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is ever the woman who sacrifices herself to the man," muttered Lady Adelaide.
knight
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
Lady
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From this reading "It is ever the woman who sacrifices herself to the man," muttered Lady Adelaide.
listened
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From this reading Erna still listened to the tale in silence, while her cousin watched her with penetrating gaze.
making
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
man
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From this reading "It is ever the woman who sacrifices herself to the man," muttered Lady Adelaide.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "It is ever the woman who sacrifices herself to the man," muttered Lady Adelaide.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Body of Saint Fridolin!" ejaculated Lady Adelaide, for the third time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
only
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
own
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
penetrating
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From this reading Erna still listened to the tale in silence, while her cousin watched her with penetrating gaze.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
reply
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
sacrifices
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From this reading "It is ever the woman who sacrifices herself to the man," muttered Lady Adelaide.
Saint
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From this reading "Body of Saint Fridolin!" ejaculated Lady Adelaide, for the third time.
scribe
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
shoulders
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Erna still listened to the tale in silence, while her cousin watched her with penetrating gaze.
snow
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Erna still listened to the tale in silence, while her cousin watched her with penetrating gaze.
tale
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From this reading Erna still listened to the tale in silence, while her cousin watched her with penetrating gaze.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is ever the woman who sacrifices herself to the man," muttered Lady Adelaide.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is it thus that they do at court?
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Body of Saint Fridolin!" ejaculated Lady Adelaide, for the third time.
thus
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From this reading "Is it thus that they do at court?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Body of Saint Fridolin!" ejaculated Lady Adelaide, for the third time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is ever the woman who sacrifices herself to the man," muttered Lady Adelaide.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
tracks
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
watched
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From this reading Erna still listened to the tale in silence, while her cousin watched her with penetrating gaze.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Erna still listened to the tale in silence, while her cousin watched her with penetrating gaze.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "It is ever the woman who sacrifices herself to the man," muttered Lady Adelaide.
window
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From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Erna still listened to the tale in silence, while her cousin watched her with penetrating gaze.
woman
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From this reading "It is ever the woman who sacrifices herself to the man," muttered Lady Adelaide.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "So the princess took the scribe on her shoulders," the knight went on, making no reply to the dame's interjection, "and carried him across the court to his own window, so that only her tracks would appear in the snow."
