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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 “If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law.”
all
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From this reading “If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
appear
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From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
assuredly
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From this reading “I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman’s son,” thought he.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
bid
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From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
command
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From this reading This command did not at all please the old woman, though, of course, she made no objections to the sultan.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This command did not at all please the old woman, though, of course, she made no objections to the sultan.
daughter
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From this reading “I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman’s son,” thought he.
daughter's
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From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
delay
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From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This command did not at all please the old woman, though, of course, she made no objections to the sultan.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
entered
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From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
far
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From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
find
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From this reading “If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law.”
fulfil
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From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
give
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From this reading “I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman’s son,” thought he.
gone
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From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
grumbled
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From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman’s son,” thought he.
head
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From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
husband
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From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman’s son,” thought he.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law.”
informed
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From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
made
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From this reading This command did not at all please the old woman, though, of course, she made no objections to the sultan.
more
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From this reading “If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman’s son,” thought he.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This command did not at all please the old woman, though, of course, she made no objections to the sultan.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This command did not at all please the old woman, though, of course, she made no objections to the sultan.
objections
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From this reading This command did not at all please the old woman, though, of course, she made no objections to the sultan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This command did not at all please the old woman, though, of course, she made no objections to the sultan.
old
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From this reading “I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman’s son,” thought he.
palace
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From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
please
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From this reading This command did not at all please the old woman, though, of course, she made no objections to the sultan.
powerful
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From this reading “If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law.”
presence
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From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
promise
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From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
ready
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From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
say
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From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
search
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From this reading “If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law.”
sees
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From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
son
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From this reading “I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman’s son,” thought he.
son-in-law
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From this reading “If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law.”
story
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From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
sultannounUS /ˈsʌl.tən/
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading This command did not at all please the old woman, though, of course, she made no objections to the sultan.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman’s son,” thought he.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This command did not at all please the old woman, though, of course, she made no objections to the sultan.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This command did not at all please the old woman, though, of course, she made no objections to the sultan.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman’s son,” thought he.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman’s son,” thought he.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
well
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From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman’s son,” thought he.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
woman
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From this reading And when the old woman entered his presence he informed her that he was ready to fulfil his promise, and she was to bid her son appear at the palace without delay.
woman's
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From this reading “I will assuredly give my daughter to the old woman’s son,” thought he.
world
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From this reading “If I were to search all the world through I could never find a more powerful son-in-law.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “All has gone well so far,” she grumbled, when she told her story to the head,” but what do you suppose the sultan will say, when he sees his daughter’s husband?”
