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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
all
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
Alphonso
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
ambassador
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
back
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
best
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From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
carpet
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From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
comfortably
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
crown-princeship
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From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
dined
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From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
Enrico
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
Falkenstein
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
floated
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
Gluckstein
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From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
happy
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From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
inn
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From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
Kathleena
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From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
keep
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From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
king
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
Lady
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Very Last_.
laughing
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From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
like
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
mean
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From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
Molinda
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From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
out
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From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
Prigio
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From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
princes
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From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
promise
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From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
refused
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From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
restore
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From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
Rosalind
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
royal
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From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
shoulders
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
slept
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From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
soon
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From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
story
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Very Last_.
then
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From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
together
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From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
Very
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From this reading _The Very Last_.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
wept
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From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The princes returned to Gluckstein on the carpet, and went to the best inn, where they dined together and slept.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Next morning they, and the ambassador, who had been told all the story, and Lady Rosalind, floated comfortably on the carpet back to Falkenstein, where the king wept like anything on the shoulders of Alphonso and Enrico.
why
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From this reading They could not make out why he cried so, nor why Lady Molinda and Lady Kathleena cried; but soon they were all laughing and happy again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But then--would you believe he could be so mean?--he refused to keep his royal promise, and restore Prigio to his crown-princeship!
