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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 is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Smiling, frowning, evermore Thou art perfect in love-lore.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
ask
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
assumed
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
cabbage
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
company
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From this reading It is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
contradicting
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
decisive
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
dostauxiliary verbUS /dɑːst/
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
down
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From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
dreamed
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
evermore
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From this reading Smiling, frowning, evermore Thou art perfect in love-lore.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
father's
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From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
frowning
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From this reading Smiling, frowning, evermore Thou art perfect in love-lore.
gale
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From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
gone
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From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Smiling, frowning, evermore Thou art perfect in love-lore.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
Legros
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
lord
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From this reading It is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
love-lore
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From this reading Smiling, frowning, evermore Thou art perfect in love-lore.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading It is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
Maman
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
mock
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From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
occasions
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
only
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
out
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
perfect
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From this reading Smiling, frowning, evermore Thou art perfect in love-lore.
prentices
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From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
reputation
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From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
said
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
seemly
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From this reading It is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
Smiling
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From this reading Smiling, frowning, evermore Thou art perfect in love-lore.
street
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From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
surely
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From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
TENNYSON
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From this reading --TENNYSON.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
then
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
thistle-down
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From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Smiling, frowning, evermore Thou art perfect in love-lore.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
tone
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From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "My cabbage," said Maman Legros in that decisive tone, which she only assumed on great occasions, and which then no one dreamed of contradicting, "what thou dost ask is entirely out of the question.
Why
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From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is not seemly for a maiden to be left alone in company with her lord.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Why! every one down the street would know of it--thy father's 'prentices would make mock of thee--and thy reputation would be as surely gone as is thistle-down after a gale."
