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When it had struck six, they went home together. Then said the King, “Is the castle ready?” “Yes,” said the King’s son. When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.” Then the King’s son and the King’s daughter were quite troubled, and the King’s son had no idea what to do.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then the King’s son and the King’s daughter were quite troubled, and the King’s son had no idea what to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When it had struck six, they went home together.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When it had struck six, they went home together.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the King’s son and the King’s daughter were quite troubled, and the King’s son had no idea what to do.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
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From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
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From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
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From this reading Then said the King, “Is the castle ready?”
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From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then the King’s son and the King’s daughter were quite troubled, and the King’s son had no idea what to do.
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From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
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From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
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From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When it had struck six, they went home together.
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From this reading When it had struck six, they went home together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
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From this reading Then the King’s son and the King’s daughter were quite troubled, and the King’s son had no idea what to do.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then said the King, “Is the castle ready?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it had struck six, they went home together.
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From this reading Then said the King, “Is the castle ready?”
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From this reading “Yes,” said the King’s son.
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From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
not any; not one
From this reading Then the King’s son and the King’s daughter were quite troubled, and the King’s son had no idea what to do.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the King’s son and the King’s daughter were quite troubled, and the King’s son had no idea what to do.
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From this reading Then said the King, “Is the castle ready?”
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From this reading Then said the King, “Is the castle ready?”
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From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
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From this reading When it had struck six, they went home together.
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From this reading “Yes,” said the King’s son.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it had struck six, they went home together.
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From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then said the King, “Is the castle ready?”
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From this reading Then said the King, “Is the castle ready?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When it had struck six, they went home together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
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From this reading When it had struck six, they went home together.
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From this reading Then the King’s son and the King’s daughter were quite troubled, and the King’s son had no idea what to do.
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From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
up to a particular time
From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it had struck six, they went home together.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then the King’s son and the King’s daughter were quite troubled, and the King’s son had no idea what to do.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then the King’s son and the King’s daughter were quite troubled, and the King’s son had no idea what to do.
at the time that
From this reading When it had struck six, they went home together.
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From this reading “Yes,” said the King’s son.
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From this reading When they sat down to table, the King said, “I cannot give away my youngest daughter until the two eldest are married.”
