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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 "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
all
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From this reading "_She's_ all right--trying to teach the Pages hockey in the Entrance Court.
almost
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
away
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From this reading "I say, Lady Daphne," he remonstrated, "don't run away like that!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
beastly
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From this reading And--look here, you needn't be so beastly formal--with _me_, you know."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
Clarence
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
Court
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From this reading "_She's_ all right--trying to teach the Pages hockey in the Entrance Court.
curtsey
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
Daphne
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
don't
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From this reading "I say, Lady Daphne," he remonstrated, "don't run away like that!"
enough
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From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
Entrance
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From this reading "_She's_ all right--trying to teach the Pages hockey in the Entrance Court.
excuse
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From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
formal
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From this reading And--look here, you needn't be so beastly formal--with _me_, you know."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And--look here, you needn't be so beastly formal--with _me_, you know."
Highness
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From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
hockey
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From this reading "_She's_ all right--trying to teach the Pages hockey in the Entrance Court.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, Lady Daphne," he remonstrated, "don't run away like that!"
immediately
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_She's_ all right--trying to teach the Pages hockey in the Entrance Court.
indoors
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And--look here, you needn't be so beastly formal--with _me_, you know."
KNOWS
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
Lady
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From this reading "I say, Lady Daphne," he remonstrated, "don't run away like that!"
like
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From this reading "I say, Lady Daphne," he remonstrated, "don't run away like that!"
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And--look here, you needn't be so beastly formal--with _me_, you know."
making
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
needn't
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From this reading And--look here, you needn't be so beastly formal--with _me_, you know."
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
Pages
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From this reading "_She's_ all right--trying to teach the Pages hockey in the Entrance Court.
prescribed
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
Prince
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
remonstrated
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From this reading "I say, Lady Daphne," he remonstrated, "don't run away like that!"
retreat
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
RIDER
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_She's_ all right--trying to teach the Pages hockey in the Entrance Court.
Royal
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From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
Ruby
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From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
run
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From this reading "I say, Lady Daphne," he remonstrated, "don't run away like that!"
said
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From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
saw
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
say
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From this reading "I say, Lady Daphne," he remonstrated, "don't run away like that!"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
She's
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From this reading "_She's_ all right--trying to teach the Pages hockey in the Entrance Court.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And--look here, you needn't be so beastly formal--with _me_, you know."
STEED
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
teach
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From this reading "_She's_ all right--trying to teach the Pages hockey in the Entrance Court.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
trying
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From this reading "_She's_ all right--trying to teach the Pages hockey in the Entrance Court.
turned
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From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "A STEED THAT KNOWS HIS RIDER" Daphne turned and saw Prince Clarence almost immediately, and, after making the prescribed curtsey, was about to retreat indoors when he stopped her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And--look here, you needn't be so beastly formal--with _me_, you know."
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your Royal Highness will be good enough to excuse me," she said; "I ought to be with Princess Ruby by this time."