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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 First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
advice
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From this reading In the meantime, also, the advice of the Wicked Fairy to the Twins had been productive of further trouble.
also
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From this reading In the meantime, also, the advice of the Wicked Fairy to the Twins had been productive of further trouble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
arisen
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From this reading Hardly had the two well arisen from their beds before they began to whisper together about certain plans.
away
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
Banjo
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From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
beds
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From this reading Hardly had the two well arisen from their beds before they began to whisper together about certain plans.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the meantime, also, the advice of the Wicked Fairy to the Twins had been productive of further trouble.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hardly had the two well arisen from their beds before they began to whisper together about certain plans.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly had the two well arisen from their beds before they began to whisper together about certain plans.
certain
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From this reading Hardly had the two well arisen from their beds before they began to whisper together about certain plans.
condition
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From this reading The Private Secretary, excited over the condition of the King, did not miss the Banjo, so Lulu and Zuzu had no difficulty in taking it away.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Private Secretary, excited over the condition of the King, did not miss the Banjo, so Lulu and Zuzu had no difficulty in taking it away.
difficulty
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From this reading The Private Secretary, excited over the condition of the King, did not miss the Banjo, so Lulu and Zuzu had no difficulty in taking it away.
DISAPPEARANCE
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
DragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
EnchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading The Private Secretary, excited over the condition of the King, did not miss the Banjo, so Lulu and Zuzu had no difficulty in taking it away.
Fairies
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From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
Fairy
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
far
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
fled
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hardly had the two well arisen from their beds before they began to whisper together about certain plans.
further
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From this reading In the meantime, also, the advice of the Wicked Fairy to the Twins had been productive of further trouble.
got
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From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
hardly
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
Jankow
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From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
King
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From this reading The Private Secretary, excited over the condition of the King, did not miss the Banjo, so Lulu and Zuzu had no difficulty in taking it away.
King's
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
looking
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
Lulu
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From this reading The Private Secretary, excited over the condition of the King, did not miss the Banjo, so Lulu and Zuzu had no difficulty in taking it away.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
miss
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From this reading The Private Secretary, excited over the condition of the King, did not miss the Banjo, so Lulu and Zuzu had no difficulty in taking it away.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Private Secretary, excited over the condition of the King, did not miss the Banjo, so Lulu and Zuzu had no difficulty in taking it away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
now
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From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Private Secretary, excited over the condition of the King, did not miss the Banjo, so Lulu and Zuzu had no difficulty in taking it away.
palace
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
plans
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From this reading Hardly had the two well arisen from their beds before they began to whisper together about certain plans.
possession
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From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
Private
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From this reading The Private Secretary, excited over the condition of the King, did not miss the Banjo, so Lulu and Zuzu had no difficulty in taking it away.
productive
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From this reading In the meantime, also, the advice of the Wicked Fairy to the Twins had been productive of further trouble.
proposed
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From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
put
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From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
ROYAL
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
said
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
Secretary
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From this reading The Private Secretary, excited over the condition of the King, did not miss the Banjo, so Lulu and Zuzu had no difficulty in taking it away.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
sleep
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From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
slightest
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
taking
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From this reading The Private Secretary, excited over the condition of the King, did not miss the Banjo, so Lulu and Zuzu had no difficulty in taking it away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hardly had the two well arisen from their beds before they began to whisper together about certain plans.
there
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hardly had the two well arisen from their beds before they began to whisper together about certain plans.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the meantime, also, the advice of the Wicked Fairy to the Twins had been productive of further trouble.
together
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From this reading Hardly had the two well arisen from their beds before they began to whisper together about certain plans.
trouble
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From this reading In the meantime, also, the advice of the Wicked Fairy to the Twins had been productive of further trouble.
TWINS
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
two
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From this reading Hardly had the two well arisen from their beds before they began to whisper together about certain plans.
use
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
Valley
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From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
well
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From this reading Hardly had the two well arisen from their beds before they began to whisper together about certain plans.
whisper
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From this reading Hardly had the two well arisen from their beds before they began to whisper together about certain plans.
Wicked
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE ROYAL TWINS In the meantime, it hardly need be said, the Wicked Fairy had fled far away with the King's shadow, so that there was not the slightest use in looking for it about the palace.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading First, they got possession of the Enchanted Banjo; for it hardly need be said that they now proposed a journey to the Valley of the Fairies, and without the Banjo they could not put the Dragon Jankow to sleep.
Zuzu
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From this reading The Private Secretary, excited over the condition of the King, did not miss the Banjo, so Lulu and Zuzu had no difficulty in taking it away.
