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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 waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
always
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
angered
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From this reading And this at last angered her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And this at last angered her.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
bucket
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From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
bucketful
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From this reading She went out to the stream which flowed through the garden, and had a whole bucketful of gudgeons brought to her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
celebrated
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
clothes
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From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
cold
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From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
cure
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From this reading Her waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
draw
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From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
empty
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From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
find
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From this reading Her waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
fishes
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From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
flowed
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From this reading She went out to the stream which flowed through the garden, and had a whole bucketful of gudgeons brought to her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
full
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From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
garden
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From this reading She went out to the stream which flowed through the garden, and had a whole bucketful of gudgeons brought to her.
goldnounUS /ɡoʊld/
coins made of gold
From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
gudgeons
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From this reading She went out to the stream which flowed through the garden, and had a whole bucketful of gudgeons brought to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She went out to the stream which flowed through the garden, and had a whole bucketful of gudgeons brought to her.
happy
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And this at last angered her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
howsoever
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
king
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this at last angered her.
learn
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From this reading Her waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
loved
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
much
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
night
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From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She went out to the stream which flowed through the garden, and had a whole bucketful of gudgeons brought to her.
off
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From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
out
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From this reading She went out to the stream which flowed through the garden, and had a whole bucketful of gudgeons brought to her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
said
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Her waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went out to the stream which flowed through the garden, and had a whole bucketful of gudgeons brought to her.
shudder
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
sleeping
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From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
soon
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From this reading Her waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
sprawl
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From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
stream
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From this reading She went out to the stream which flowed through the garden, and had a whole bucketful of gudgeons brought to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
Then
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this at last angered her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She went out to the stream which flowed through the garden, and had a whole bucketful of gudgeons brought to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
up
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
waiting-maid
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From this reading Her waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
water
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From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
wedding
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went out to the stream which flowed through the garden, and had a whole bucketful of gudgeons brought to her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She went out to the stream which flowed through the garden, and had a whole bucketful of gudgeons brought to her.
whole
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From this reading She went out to the stream which flowed through the garden, and had a whole bucketful of gudgeons brought to her.
wife
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Her waiting-maid said: ‘I will find a cure for him; he shall soon learn what it is to shudder.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At night when the young king was sleeping, his wife was to draw the clothes off him and empty the bucket full of cold water with the gudgeons in it over him, so that the little fishes would sprawl about him.
young
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From this reading Then the gold was brought up and the wedding celebrated; but howsoever much the young king loved his wife, and however happy he was, he still said always: ‘If I could but shudder--if I could but shudder.’
