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Chapter XI
THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you? Let us have no delays and no excuses. If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King. And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it." "If it please your Majesty," said the Widow Pickle, "I am a Widow, and come from foreign parts."
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If it please your Majesty," said the Widow Pickle, "I am a Widow, and come from foreign parts."”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Let us have no delays and no excuses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us have no delays and no excuses.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?”
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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 And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."
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From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If it please your Majesty," said the Widow Pickle, "I am a Widow, and come from foreign parts."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us have no delays and no excuses.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us have no delays and no excuses.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it please your Majesty," said the Widow Pickle, "I am a Widow, and come from foreign parts."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "If it please your Majesty," said the Widow Pickle, "I am a Widow, and come from foreign parts."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Let us have no delays and no excuses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us have no delays and no excuses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it please your Majesty," said the Widow Pickle, "I am a Widow, and come from foreign parts."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."
not any; not one
From this reading Let us have no delays and no excuses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it please your Majesty," said the Widow Pickle, "I am a Widow, and come from foreign parts."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it please your Majesty," said the Widow Pickle, "I am a Widow, and come from foreign parts."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it please your Majesty," said the Widow Pickle, "I am a Widow, and come from foreign parts."
To recall to mind.
From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I need hardly state that the King of Gee-Whiz is something of a Monarch, if I may so express it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us have no delays and no excuses.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we are to get on in the least pleasantly, I beg you of all things to remember that I am King.
which person or people
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it please your Majesty," said the Widow Pickle, "I am a Widow, and come from foreign parts."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROYAL HEREDITARY TWINS "Madam," said the King, "who are you, if I may ask, and why do these young persons hide behind you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If it please your Majesty," said the Widow Pickle, "I am a Widow, and come from foreign parts."
