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Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding. ‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work. ‘Pretty she is,’ answered the shoemaker, ‘but no daughter of mine.’ ‘I would give a hundred pounds to marry her,’ said one. ‘And I,’ ‘And I,’ cried the others.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘Pretty she is,’ answered the shoemaker, ‘but no daughter of mine.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘And I,’ ‘And I,’ cried the others.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “‘Pretty she is,’ answered the shoemaker, ‘but no daughter of mine.’”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘I would give a hundred pounds to marry her,’ said one.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “‘I would give a hundred pounds to marry her,’ said one.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Pretty she is,’ answered the shoemaker, ‘but no daughter of mine.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
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From this reading ‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Pretty she is,’ answered the shoemaker, ‘but no daughter of mine.’
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From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘And I,’ ‘And I,’ cried the others.
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From this reading ‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I would give a hundred pounds to marry her,’ said one.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading ‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘I would give a hundred pounds to marry her,’ said one.
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From this reading ‘I would give a hundred pounds to marry her,’ said one.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I would give a hundred pounds to marry her,’ said one.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Pretty she is,’ answered the shoemaker, ‘but no daughter of mine.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Pretty she is,’ answered the shoemaker, ‘but no daughter of mine.’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘Pretty she is,’ answered the shoemaker, ‘but no daughter of mine.’
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From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘I would give a hundred pounds to marry her,’ said one.
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From this reading ‘And I,’ ‘And I,’ cried the others.
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From this reading ‘I would give a hundred pounds to marry her,’ said one.
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From this reading ‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.
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From this reading ‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Pretty she is,’ answered the shoemaker, ‘but no daughter of mine.’
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From this reading ‘Pretty she is,’ answered the shoemaker, ‘but no daughter of mine.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
at the time that
From this reading ‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Thou hast a pretty daughter,’ said they when they beheld the girl sitting at work.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘I would give a hundred pounds to marry her,’ said one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the king of the country was about to marry, and the young men about the court thronged the shoemaker’s shop to buy fine shoes to wear at the wedding.
