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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
all
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
any
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
better
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
Black
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From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
Bumblebee
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
cakes
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
CANDY-TOWN
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
case
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
commanded
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
Cricket
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
dears
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
down
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From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
DragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
eaten
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
ExpressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
fairy
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
Gobo
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From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
Golden
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From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
happened
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
heard
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From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
home
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From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
how
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
instead
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
interfere
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From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
King's
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From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
knew
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
known
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
Ladder
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From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
leg
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From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
like
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
Line
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
losing
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From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
Lulu
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
matters
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From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
mountain
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From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
much
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
now
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From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
off
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From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
only
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
own
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From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
pass
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
Queen
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
rate
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
said
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From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
sent
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
some
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From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
started
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From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
surprise
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From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
taken
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From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
tasted
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
tea
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
Telephone
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
telephoned
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
top
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
undertake
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
up
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
use
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
very
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
warned
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From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
way
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From this reading Neither Zuzu nor Lulu had heard of the King's losing his shadow, but in some way the Fairy Queen had heard of this, and now she told them of it, to their great surprise.
well
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
White
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
Wicked
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From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
wooden
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From this reading They told her what the Black Fairy had said to them, and how they had taken off the wooden leg of the Dragon, and how they had started down the Golden Ladder.
work
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From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
worse
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From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
yonder
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From this reading "This," said she, "was the work of the Wicked Fairy Gobo, whom I have warned never to interfere in matters outside of his own home in yonder mountain.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Had you only telephoned to me by the White Cricket instead of the Black Cricket, all would have been well, for in that case I should have sent the Bumblebee Express quite up to the top of the ladder for you, and should have commanded the Dragon to let you pass; but at any rate, here you are, my dears, and I think no one will be the worse off for that, except the Wicked Fairy Gobo, who knew very much better than to use the Fairy Telephone Line.
Zuzu
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From this reading THE JOURNEY TO CANDY-TOWN After they had eaten all their fairy cakes and tea--which were not in the least like anything they had ever tasted before, but were much better than anything they had ever known--Zuzu and Lulu told the Fairy Queen about their journey and how they had happened to undertake it.
