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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
all
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From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Then how came your hair to be like that?” said Mother Hildegarde.
beat
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From this reading “No,” said the princess; but her heart beat so that she could hardly speak.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
came
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No,” said the princess; but her heart beat so that she could hardly speak.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you go into the little room?” said Mother Hildegarde.
down
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
finest
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
frightened
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From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
glittering
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
go
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From this reading “Did you go into the little room?” said Mother Hildegarde.
golden
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
hair
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
hardly
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From this reading “No,” said the princess; but her heart beat so that she could hardly speak.
head
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
heart
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From this reading “No,” said the princess; but her heart beat so that she could hardly speak.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
Hildegarde
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From this reading “Did you go into the little room?” said Mother Hildegarde.
how
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From this reading “Then how came your hair to be like that?” said Mother Hildegarde.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Did you go into the little room?” said Mother Hildegarde.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
kerchief
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
knees
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From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
knocked
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From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
like
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From this reading “Then how came your hair to be like that?” said Mother Hildegarde.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did you go into the little room?” said Mother Hildegarde.
Mother
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From this reading “Did you go into the little room?” said Mother Hildegarde.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said the princess; but her heart beat so that she could hardly speak.
Nomansland
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
off
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
princess's
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
room
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From this reading “Did you go into the little room?” said Mother Hildegarde.
said
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From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
see
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
shoulders
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
sight
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
snatched
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
speak
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From this reading “No,” said the princess; but her heart beat so that she could hardly speak.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
Then
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From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then how came your hair to be like that?” said Mother Hildegarde.
together
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From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then Mother Hildegarde snatched the kerchief off of the princess’s head, and her golden hair came tumbling down all about her shoulders, glittering, so that it was the finest sight that you could see between here and Nomansland.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” said the princess, but all the same she was so frightened that her knees knocked together.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you go into the little room?” said Mother Hildegarde.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then how came your hair to be like that?” said Mother Hildegarde.
