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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 The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
any
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From this reading Are you any good with hammer and tongs?
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you any good with hammer and tongs?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
away
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From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
betrothed
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From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
big
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
came
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
cloak
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From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
clothes
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From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
crowns
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From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
down
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From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
eyes
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From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
fellow
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
gate
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From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
going
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From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Are you any good with hammer and tongs?
gravel
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From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
ground
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From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
hammer
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From this reading Are you any good with hammer and tongs?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
hedge
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From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
It's
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
lazy
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
lifted
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From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
like
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
mile
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From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
much
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
often
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From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
old
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From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
out
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
palace
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From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
please
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From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
prince
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From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
quickset
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From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
ragged
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From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
safe
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From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
says
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
shame
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
side
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From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
smith
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
smith's
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From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
strong
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
Then
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
there
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From this reading At last he lifted his eyes, and there he was outside of a smith’s gate that he often passed before, about a mile away from the palace of his betrothed princess.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
tongs
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From this reading Are you any good with hammer and tongs?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
walk
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From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The prince was going down a gravel walk with a quickset hedge on each side, and his eyes on the ground, and he was thinking of one thing and another.
work
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From this reading Then the smith came out, and says he, ‘It’s a shame for a strong, big fellow like you to be lazy, and so much work to be done.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The clothes he had on him were as ragged as you please, but he had his crowns safe under his old cloak.
