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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 very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
accepting
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
advancing
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
all
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
apparel
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
appeared
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
Archbishop
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
arrival
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From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
babe
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From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
bonfires
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
Buda
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
came
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
child
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
christen
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
christenednounUS /ˈchristened/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
claim
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
Count
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
dressed
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
early
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
Easter
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
Eily
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
Elizabeth's
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
ended
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
exceeding
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From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
family
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From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
far
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
father
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
favor
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From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
friend
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
gay
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
godmother
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From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
gold
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
Gran
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
hearing
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
Helen
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From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
hour
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From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
Hungary
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
ice
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
infant
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
invited
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
joy
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From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
king
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
Ladislas
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
lady
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From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
lighted
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
Magyars
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
maidens
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
many
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
mourning
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
needful
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From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
night
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
notion
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
off
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
peril
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
Poland
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
probably
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From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
procession
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
propitiate
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From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
Queen
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From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
realm
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From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
red
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
refused
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From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
rejoicing
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
sainted
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
some
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From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
son
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From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
thanksgiving
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
there
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From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
torchlight
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
very
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From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
von
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From this reading Count von Eily, hearing 'that a king and friend was born to him', had bonfires lighted, and a torchlight procession on the ice that same night, and early in the morning came the Archbishop of Gran to christen the child.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The very hour of their arrival a babe was born to the Queen, and to her exceeding joy it was a son.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She took off the little princess Elizabeth's mourning for her father and dressed her in red and gold, all the maidens appeared in gay apparel, and there was great rejoicing and thanksgiving when the babe was christened Ladislas, after a sainted King of Hungary.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The peril was, however, far from ended; for many of the Magyars had no notion of accepting an infant for their king, and by Easter, the King of Poland was advancing upon Buda, to claim the realm to which he had been invited.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
wished
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From this reading The Queen wished her faithful Helen to be godmother, but she refused in favor of some lady whose family it was probably needful to propitiate.
