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ache
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From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
Ah
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From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
ate
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From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
came
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From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
cook
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From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
day
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From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
dinner
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From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
drank
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From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
golden
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From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
hair
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From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
happened
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From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
heart
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From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
how
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From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
hussy
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From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
lived
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From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
looking
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From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
love
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From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
once
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From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
other
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From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
plucked
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From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
prince
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From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
said
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From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
side
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From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
strand
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From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
Then
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From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
thereto
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From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
watched
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From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
weep
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From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
wept
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From this reading The next day the same thing happened; the princess watched the dinner, and as she watched she wept.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then, while nobody was looking, she plucked another strand of golden hair and the prince found it as he had done the other, and no one could tell him whence it came.
Why
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From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And thereto the princess answered as she had done before: “Ah me! once I ate with my love and drank with my love and lived by his side.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he did but know to what I have come, how his heart would ache!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why do you weep, hussy?” said the cook.
