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able
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From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
altogether
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From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
anxiety
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
any
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From this reading It would be dreadful if she discovered that she did not care for him any longer!
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
birth
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
British
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
car
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From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
care
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From this reading It would be dreadful if she discovered that she did not care for him any longer!
Clairdelune
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From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
conflicting
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From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
Daphne
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From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
DEADnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It would be dreadful if she discovered that she did not care for him any longer!
discovered
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From this reading It would be dreadful if she discovered that she did not care for him any longer!
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading It would be dreadful if she discovered that she did not care for him any longer!
entering
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
fact
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
Fairy
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
feelings
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From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
find
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From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
FLED
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From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would be dreadful if she discovered that she did not care for him any longer!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
GARLANDS
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From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
Girofle
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From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
going
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From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
hope
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From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
joyous
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From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
LIGHTS
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From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
longer
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From this reading It would be dreadful if she discovered that she did not care for him any longer!
magic
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
magnificent
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From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
Mirliflor
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From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
more
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would be dreadful if she discovered that she did not care for him any longer!
now
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From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
overcome
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
parted
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From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
prevented
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
Prince
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From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
probably
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
prospect
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From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
purely
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
recognise
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From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
resist
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
reunited
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From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
seat
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From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
somewhat
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From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
somnolence
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From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps it was anxiety, but still more probably the fact of her Fairy blood that prevented her from being overcome by the somnolence that none of purely British birth seemed able to resist for long after entering that magic car.
taken
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From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would be dreadful if she discovered that she did not care for him any longer!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
uncertain
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From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
WHOSEdeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "WHOSE LIGHTS ARE FLED, WHOSE GARLANDS DEAD" Daphne had taken her seat in the car with somewhat conflicting feelings.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was going to Clairdelune, where she would be reunited to Girofle--an altogether joyous prospect, if she could hope to find the Girofle with whom she had last parted.
young
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From this reading But he was now the magnificent young Prince Mirliflor, and it was quite uncertain whether she would even be able to recognise him.
