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Chapter I
_How the Fairies were not Invited to Court_. Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen. With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children. This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child. However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.”
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From this reading “However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.
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From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
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From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
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From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
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From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
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From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
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From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
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From this reading _How the Fairies were not Invited to Court_.
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From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
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From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
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From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
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From this reading _How the Fairies were not Invited to Court_.
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From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
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From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
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From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
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From this reading _How the Fairies were not Invited to Court_.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.
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From this reading _How the Fairies were not Invited to Court_.
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From this reading Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
not any; not one
From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _How the Fairies were not Invited to Court_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
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From this reading Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
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From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
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From this reading Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
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From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _How the Fairies were not Invited to Court_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
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From this reading Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _How the Fairies were not Invited to Court_.
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From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once upon a time there reigned in Pantouflia a king and a queen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
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From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _How the Fairies were not Invited to Court_.
at the time that
From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
which person or people
From this reading This vexed the king even more than the queen, who was very clever and learned, and who had hated dolls when she was a child.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With almost everything else to make them happy, they wanted one thing: they had no children.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading However, she, too in spite of all the books she read and all the pictures she painted, would have been glad enough to be the mother of a little prince.
