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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 Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
ailed
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From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the queen was now quite satisfied, and went back home.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kate knocked at the door and asked for a night's lodging for herself and a sick sister.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kate knocked at the door and asked for a night's lodging for herself and a sick sister.
away
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From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
back
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From this reading So the queen was now quite satisfied, and went back home.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
came
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From this reading They went on, and they went on, and they went on, till they came to a castle.
castle
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From this reading They went on, and they went on, and they went on, till they came to a castle.
cloth
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From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
daughter
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From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
death
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From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
door
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From this reading Kate knocked at the door and asked for a night's lodging for herself and a sick sister.
find
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From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kate knocked at the door and asked for a night's lodging for herself and a sick sister.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
hand
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From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
head
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From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Kate knocked at the door and asked for a night's lodging for herself and a sick sister.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
home
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From this reading So the queen was now quite satisfied, and went back home.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
Kate
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From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
king's
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From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
knocked
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From this reading Kate knocked at the door and asked for a night's lodging for herself and a sick sister.
linen
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From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
lodging
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From this reading Kate knocked at the door and asked for a night's lodging for herself and a sick sister.
night's
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From this reading Kate knocked at the door and asked for a night's lodging for herself and a sick sister.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
now
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From this reading So the queen was now quite satisfied, and went back home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They went on, and they went on, and they went on, till they came to a castle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
out
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From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
own
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From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
queennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading So the queen was now quite satisfied, and went back home.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the queen was now quite satisfied, and went back home.
round
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From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
satisfied
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From this reading So the queen was now quite satisfied, and went back home.
seek
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From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
sick
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From this reading Kate knocked at the door and asked for a night's lodging for herself and a sick sister.
sickening
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From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
sister
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From this reading Kate knocked at the door and asked for a night's lodging for herself and a sick sister.
sister's
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From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the queen was now quite satisfied, and went back home.
sons
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From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the queen was now quite satisfied, and went back home.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They went on, and they went on, and they went on, till they came to a castle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
two
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From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the queen was now quite satisfied, and went back home.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the queen was now quite satisfied, and went back home.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They went in and found it was a king's castle, who had two sons, and one of them was sickening away to death and no one could find out what ailed him.
wrapped
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From this reading Her own daughter, Kate, however, took a fine linen cloth and wrapped it round her sister's head and took her by the hand and they both went out to seek their fortune.
