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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
all
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From this reading How delighted the witch was when she found the clothes all finished!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
appeared
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From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
Asmund
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From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
brother
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From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
came
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
clothes
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From this reading How delighted the witch was when she found the clothes all finished!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
compliments
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
delighted
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From this reading How delighted the witch was when she found the clothes all finished!
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
doings
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From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
felt
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From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
finished
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From this reading How delighted the witch was when she found the clothes all finished!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How delighted the witch was when she found the clothes all finished!
friendly
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
furiously
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From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
gave
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
happening
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From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
house
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From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
How
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From this reading How delighted the witch was when she found the clothes all finished!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
Ironhead
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From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
keep
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From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
leave
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
longer
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From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
manner
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
many
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
most
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
new
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From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
paid
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
Prince
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
princess's
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From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
rage
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From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
Ring
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
room
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From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
said
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From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
saw
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From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
scarcely
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From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
see
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How delighted the witch was when she found the clothes all finished!
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
skilful
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
strange
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From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How delighted the witch was when she found the clothes all finished!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
things
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From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But he had scarcely left the house when the witch began to rage as furiously as ever, and never stopped till her brother Ironhead appeared.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
tree
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From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How delighted the witch was when she found the clothes all finished!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading How delighted the witch was when she found the clothes all finished!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
wild
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From this reading When Asmund saw all these wild doings from his tree he felt he could no longer keep silence.
witch
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From this reading How delighted the witch was when she found the clothes all finished!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went to Prince Ring and said: “Do come with me and see the strange things that are happening in the new princess’s room.”
work
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From this reading The next time Prince Ring came to see her she gave them to him, and he paid her many compliments on her skilful work, after which he took leave of her in the most friendly manner.
