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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 "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
all
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
allowed
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From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
any
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
bride
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
castle
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From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
chamber
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From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
choice
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From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
consented
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
day
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From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
Dear
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From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
drank
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
Duke
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From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
Duke's
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From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
Far
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From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
gave
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
girl
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From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
groom
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
like
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
livelong
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From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
made
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
naught
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From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
Near
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From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
night
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From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
Norroway
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From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
Now
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From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
o
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From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
off
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From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
offered
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From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
own
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
posset
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
put
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From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
room
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From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
safe
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
said
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From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
saw
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From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
say
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From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
sighing
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From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
singing
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From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
sleep
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
slept
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From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
sought
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From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
spent
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From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
Thus
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From this reading Thus, though the girl was allowed alone into the Duke's chamber, and though she spent the livelong night sighing and singing:
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
to-night
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From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
wakened
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From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
wanted
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
watch
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From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
way
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
wedding
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From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
Wiltmodal verbUS /wɪlt/
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
witch-woman
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From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
witch-women
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From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now when the witch-woman saw this wonderful thing she offered the girl her choice of anything in the castle for it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now, like all witch-women, the bride wanted everything her own way, and she was so sure she had her groom safe, that she consented; but before the Duke went to rest she gave him, with her own hands, a posset so made that any one who drank it would sleep till morning.
wrought
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From this reading "Far have I sought for thee, Long have I wrought for thee, Near am I brought to thee, Dear Duke o' Norroway; Wilt thou say naught to me?" the Duke never wakened, but slept on.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you will put off your wedding with the Duke for a day, and let me watch in his room to-night," said the girl, "you shall have it."
