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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 The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
all
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From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
army
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From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
beggarnounUS /ˈbɛɡər/
a person who asks for money or food
From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
Brother
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From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
came
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From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
circumstances
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From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
conduct
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From this reading The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
crown
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From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
down
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From this reading The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
easy
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From this reading The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
fear
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From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
fellow
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From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
finding
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From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
follow
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From this reading The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
go
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From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
greatly
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From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
hunt
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From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
King
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From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
Kingdom
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From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
kinship
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From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
Law
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From this reading The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
law-courts
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From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
lays
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From this reading The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
Man
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From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
near
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From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
once
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From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
other
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From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
out
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From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
policy
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From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
prevented
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From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
Prince
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From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
promised
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From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
quoted
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From this reading The Law, as quoted, lays down a fair conduct of life, and one not easy to follow.
revenue
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From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
reversion
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From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
to-day
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From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
veritable
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From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
want
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From this reading But, to-day, I greatly fear that my King is dead, and if I want a crown I must go and hunt it for myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have been fellow to a beggar again and again under circumstances which prevented either of us finding out whether the other was worthy.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have still to be brother to a Prince, though I once came near to kinship with what might have been a veritable King and was promised the reversion of a Kingdom—army, law-courts, revenue and policy all complete.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Man Who Would be King “Brother to a Prince and fellow to a beggar if he be found worthy.”
