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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 I have no father and no mother, but I have a goat and a donkey, and they are all in all to me.
all
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From this reading I have no father and no mother, but I have a goat and a donkey, and they are all in all to me.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have no father and no mother, but I have a goat and a donkey, and they are all in all to me.
animals
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have no father and no mother, but I have a goat and a donkey, and they are all in all to me.
away
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
brays
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From this reading My goat gives me the sweetest milk, and when my dear good donkey brays it seems to me there is no music like to it.
bring
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
burst
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have no father and no mother, but I have a goat and a donkey, and they are all in all to me.
chief
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From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
child
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
commanded
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From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
court
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
crown
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
crying
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
dear
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From this reading My goat gives me the sweetest milk, and when my dear good donkey brays it seems to me there is no music like to it.
disastrous
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From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
donkey
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From this reading I have no father and no mother, but I have a goat and a donkey, and they are all in all to me.
father
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From this reading I have no father and no mother, but I have a goat and a donkey, and they are all in all to me.
finish
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
fled
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
flogged
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From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “My lord the king, I pray you pardon me, for I meant no wrong.
gave
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From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
gives
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From this reading My goat gives me the sweetest milk, and when my dear good donkey brays it seems to me there is no music like to it.
goat
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From this reading I have no father and no mother, but I have a goat and a donkey, and they are all in all to me.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My goat gives me the sweetest milk, and when my dear good donkey brays it seems to me there is no music like to it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no father and no mother, but I have a goat and a donkey, and they are all in all to me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My lord the king, I pray you pardon me, for I meant no wrong.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have no father and no mother, but I have a goat and a donkey, and they are all in all to me.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My goat gives me the sweetest milk, and when my dear good donkey brays it seems to me there is no music like to it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My goat gives me the sweetest milk, and when my dear good donkey brays it seems to me there is no music like to it.
jester
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
king
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From this reading “My lord the king, I pray you pardon me, for I meant no wrong.
king's
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
laugh
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
like
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From this reading My goat gives me the sweetest milk, and when my dear good donkey brays it seems to me there is no music like to it.
lord
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From this reading “My lord the king, I pray you pardon me, for I meant no wrong.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My lord the king, I pray you pardon me, for I meant no wrong.
meant
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From this reading “My lord the king, I pray you pardon me, for I meant no wrong.
milk
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From this reading My goat gives me the sweetest milk, and when my dear good donkey brays it seems to me there is no music like to it.
minister
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From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
more
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From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
mother
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From this reading I have no father and no mother, but I have a goat and a donkey, and they are all in all to me.
moved
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
music
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From this reading My goat gives me the sweetest milk, and when my dear good donkey brays it seems to me there is no music like to it.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My lord the king, I pray you pardon me, for I meant no wrong.
nation
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “My lord the king, I pray you pardon me, for I meant no wrong.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
palace
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From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
pardon
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From this reading “My lord the king, I pray you pardon me, for I meant no wrong.
pray
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From this reading “My lord the king, I pray you pardon me, for I meant no wrong.
precincts
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From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
private
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From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
rude
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
said
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
seems
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From this reading My goat gives me the sweetest milk, and when my dear good donkey brays it seems to me there is no music like to it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
singer
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
speech
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
sweetest
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From this reading My goat gives me the sweetest milk, and when my dear good donkey brays it seems to me there is no music like to it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My lord the king, I pray you pardon me, for I meant no wrong.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
there
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From this reading My goat gives me the sweetest milk, and when my dear good donkey brays it seems to me there is no music like to it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have no father and no mother, but I have a goat and a donkey, and they are all in all to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have no father and no mother, but I have a goat and a donkey, and they are all in all to me.
trying
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From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My goat gives me the sweetest milk, and when my dear good donkey brays it seems to me there is no music like to it.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The chief minister gave a private order that she and her disastrous donkey be flogged beyond the precincts of the palace and commanded to come within them no more.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So when my lord the king's jester said the sweetest singer among all the animals should save the crown and nation, and moved me to bring him here--” All the court burst into a rude laugh, and the child fled away crying, without trying to finish her speech.
wrong
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From this reading “My lord the king, I pray you pardon me, for I meant no wrong.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My lord the king, I pray you pardon me, for I meant no wrong.
