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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 It was, indeed, a part of the long-past history of Samavia, and he had loved it for that reason.
adding
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From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
always
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From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
best
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From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
cold
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From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
detail
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From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
discussed
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From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
father's
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From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
forced
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From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
heard
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From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
history
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From this reading It was, indeed, a part of the long-past history of Samavia, and he had loved it for that reason.
hour
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From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
III
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From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
imagination
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From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
indeed
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From this reading It was, indeed, a part of the long-past history of Samavia, and he had loved it for that reason.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
Lazarus
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From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
LEGEND
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From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
liked
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From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
living
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From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
long-past
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From this reading It was, indeed, a part of the long-past history of Samavia, and he had loved it for that reason.
Loristan
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From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
LOST
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From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
loved
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From this reading It was, indeed, a part of the long-past history of Samavia, and he had loved it for that reason.
much
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From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
often
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From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, indeed, a part of the long-past history of Samavia, and he had loved it for that reason.
PRINCE
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From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
reason
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From this reading It was, indeed, a part of the long-past history of Samavia, and he had loved it for that reason.
Russia
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From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
Samavia
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From this reading It was, indeed, a part of the long-past history of Samavia, and he had loved it for that reason.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
seized
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From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
sometimes
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From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
station
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From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
stories
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From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
streets
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From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
thrilling
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From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
version
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From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
very
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From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
wait
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From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
walked
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From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading III THE LEGEND OF THE LOST PRINCE As he walked through the streets, he was thinking of one of these stories.
wayside
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From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lazarus had often told it to him, sometimes adding much detail, but he had always liked best his father's version, which seemed a thrilling and living thing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On their journey from Russia, during an hour when they had been forced to wait in a cold wayside station and had found the time long, Loristan had discussed it with him.
young
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From this reading It was one he had heard first when he was very young, and it had so seized upon his imagination that he had asked often for it.
