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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 The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
Aladdin
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From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The princess, not knowing its value, laughingly bade the slave take it and make the exchange.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another slave, hearing this, said: "There is an old one on the cornice there which he can have."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
back
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From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
bade
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From this reading The princess, not knowing its value, laughingly bade the slave take it and make the exchange.
came
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From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
cornice
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From this reading Another slave, hearing this, said: "There is an old one on the cornice there which he can have."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
exchange
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From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
find
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From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
four-and-twenty
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From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
hall
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From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Another slave, hearing this, said: "There is an old one on the cornice there which he can have."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Another slave, hearing this, said: "There is an old one on the cornice there which he can have."
hearing
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From this reading Another slave, hearing this, said: "There is an old one on the cornice there which he can have."
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
hunting
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From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another slave, hearing this, said: "There is an old one on the cornice there which he can have."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The princess, not knowing its value, laughingly bade the slave take it and make the exchange.
knowing
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From this reading The princess, not knowing its value, laughingly bade the slave take it and make the exchange.
lamp
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From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
lamps
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From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
laughing
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From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
laughingly
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From this reading The princess, not knowing its value, laughingly bade the slave take it and make the exchange.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
Madam
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From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
magic
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From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The princess, not knowing its value, laughingly bade the slave take it and make the exchange.
new
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From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
noise
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From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
Now
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From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
offering
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From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
old
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From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Another slave, hearing this, said: "There is an old one on the cornice there which he can have."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Another slave, hearing this, said: "There is an old one on the cornice there which he can have."
ones
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From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
out
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From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
said
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From this reading Another slave, hearing this, said: "There is an old one on the cornice there which he can have."
scolded
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From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
see
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From this reading "Madam," replied the slave, "who can help laughing to see an old fool offering to exchange fine new lamps for old ones?"
sent
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From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
sitting
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From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
slave
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From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
There
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From this reading Another slave, hearing this, said: "There is an old one on the cornice there which he can have."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Another slave, hearing this, said: "There is an old one on the cornice there which he can have."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
value
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From this reading The princess, not knowing its value, laughingly bade the slave take it and make the exchange.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Another slave, hearing this, said: "There is an old one on the cornice there which he can have."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
windows
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From this reading The princess, sitting in the hall of four-and-twenty windows, sent a slave to find out what the noise was about, who came back laughing, so that the princess scolded her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now this was the magic lamp, which Aladdin had left there, as he could not take it out hunting with him.
