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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 sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
able
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From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
aged
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From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
all
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From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
any
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From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
beautiful
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From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
came
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From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
daughter
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From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
delighted
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From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
dropped
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From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
dwelt
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From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
fetch
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From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is the first to be?”
get
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From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
give
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From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
husband
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From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the first to be?”
King's
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From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
master
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From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
net
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From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
now
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From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
perform
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From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
Queen
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From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
Red
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From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
ring
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From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
said
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From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
Sea
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From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
servants
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From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
set
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From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
six
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From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
son
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From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
sorceress
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From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
task
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From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
tasks
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From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
three
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From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
town
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From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is the first to be?”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And now the King’s son and his six servants came to the town where the aged Queen dwelt.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Thou shalt fetch me my ring which I have dropped into the Red Sea.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He did not tell her who he was, but said, “If you will give me your beautiful daughter, I will perform any task you set me.”
youth
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From this reading The sorceress was delighted to get such a handsome youth as this into her net, and said, “I will set thee three tasks, and if thou art able to perform them all, thou shalt be husband and master of my daughter.”
