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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 "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So the prince married her that very day, and they lived happy ever after.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
any
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
away
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
back
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From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then he said, "There must be some one that the slipper has not been tried on."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then he said, "There must be some one that the slipper has not been tried on."
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
bravest
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
calf
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
chipping
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
coatie
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From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
day
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From this reading So the prince married her that very day, and they lived happy ever after.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
dirty
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From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
down
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From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
dress
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
dressed
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
dripping
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From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the prince married her that very day, and they lived happy ever after.
fitting
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
grey
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
happy
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From this reading So the prince married her that very day, and they lived happy ever after.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he said, "There must be some one that the slipper has not been tried on."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
jumped
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
kitchen
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From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
lived
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From this reading So the prince married her that very day, and they lived happy ever after.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
married
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From this reading So the prince married her that very day, and they lived happy ever after.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Then he said, "There must be some one that the slipper has not been tried on."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
nook
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From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then he said, "There must be some one that the slipper has not been tried on."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he said, "There must be some one that the slipper has not been tried on."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he said, "There must be some one that the slipper has not been tried on."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
out
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
paring
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
pocket
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
princenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
put
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From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
ran
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
red
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
rode
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From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
rushen
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From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
said
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From this reading Then he said, "There must be some one that the slipper has not been tried on."
saw
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From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
sits
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From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
slipper
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From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
some
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From this reading Then he said, "There must be some one that the slipper has not been tried on."
stone
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he said, "There must be some one that the slipper has not been tried on."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
Then
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From this reading Then he said, "There must be some one that the slipper has not been tried on."
There
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From this reading Then he said, "There must be some one that the slipper has not been tried on."
there's
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From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
tried
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From this reading Then he said, "There must be some one that the slipper has not been tried on."
try
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From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
very
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From this reading So the prince married her that very day, and they lived happy ever after.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
wears
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From this reading "Oh, no," said they, "there's none but a dirty thing that sits in the kitchen nook and wears a rushen coatie."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the prince looked down and saw the slipper dripping with blood, so he rode back and put her down.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But the prince was determined to try it on Rushen Coatie, but she ran away to the grey stone, where the red calf dressed her in her bravest dress, and she went to the prince and the slipper jumped out of his pocket on to her foot, fitting her without any chipping or paring.
