Chapter V
But this was more than the Princess could stand. ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is! Look at me. Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’ But the cook was off again.
The Feather
Chapter V
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But
this
was
more
than
the
Princess
could
stand.
‘Oh,
what
a—an
untruth
that
is!
Look
at
me.
Am
I
a
blue
demon
with
red
eyes
and
a
tail?’
But
the
cook
was
off
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
But
this
was
more
than
the
Princess
could
stand.
Line 2
‘Oh,
what
a—an
untruth
that
is!
Line 3
Look
at
me.
/look æt miː/
Line 4
Am
I
a
blue
demon
with
red
eyes
and
a
tail?’
Line 5
But
the
cook
was
off
again.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the cook was off again.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But this was more than the Princess could stand.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at me.”
Princess
noun
US /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “But this was more than the Princess could stand.”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But this was more than the Princess could stand.”
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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 ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the cook was off again.
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at me.
blue
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From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
cook
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From this reading But the cook was off again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
demon
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From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
eyes
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From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look at me.
more
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From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
off
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From this reading But the cook was off again.
Oh
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From this reading ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
red
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From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
stand
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From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
tail
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From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
untruth
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From this reading ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this was more than the Princess could stand.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Oh, what a—an untruth that is!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Am I a blue demon with red eyes and a tail?’