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Chapter VII
"To-morrow I too may go; but I don't know where." "Why not to London, Princess?" he suggested. "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess. She's a good girl, is Leucha." "Is she married?" asked her Highness.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is she married?" asked her Highness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's a good girl, is Leucha."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To-morrow I too may go; but I don't know where."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"To-morrow I too may go; but I don't know where."”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “"Why not to London, Princess?" he suggested.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.”
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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 She's a good girl, is Leucha."
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From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
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From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is she married?" asked her Highness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "To-morrow I too may go; but I don't know where."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-morrow I too may go; but I don't know where."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a good girl, is Leucha."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-morrow I too may go; but I don't know where."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's a good girl, is Leucha."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why not to London, Princess?" he suggested.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Is she married?" asked her Highness.
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From this reading "Is she married?" asked her Highness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To-morrow I too may go; but I don't know where."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To-morrow I too may go; but I don't know where."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why not to London, Princess?" he suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is she married?" asked her Highness.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "To-morrow I too may go; but I don't know where."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not to London, Princess?" he suggested.
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From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "Why not to London, Princess?" he suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is she married?" asked her Highness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a good girl, is Leucha."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why not to London, Princess?" he suggested.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why not to London, Princess?" he suggested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-morrow I too may go; but I don't know where."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-morrow I too may go; but I don't know where."
in or at the place that
From this reading "To-morrow I too may go; but I don't know where."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why not to London, Princess?" he suggested.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My daughter Leucha is there, and would be delighted to be of any service to you--act as your maid or nurse to the little Princess.
