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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 "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I had been brought to the castle all against my will.
all
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From this reading I had been brought to the castle all against my will.
allowed
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been brought to the castle all against my will.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had been brought to the castle all against my will.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I meant her nothing but good.
castle
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From this reading I had been brought to the castle all against my will.
chief
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
danger
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From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
daughter
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
deception
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From this reading Yet the fact of the deception I was practising hampered and embarrassed me in her presence.
embarrassed
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From this reading Yet the fact of the deception I was practising hampered and embarrassed me in her presence.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
fact
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From this reading Yet the fact of the deception I was practising hampered and embarrassed me in her presence.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I meant her nothing but good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
hampered
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From this reading Yet the fact of the deception I was practising hampered and embarrassed me in her presence.
HEAD
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
heard
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From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
HOUSE
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
hurried
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
increase
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From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
largely
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From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
made
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
means
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From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
meant
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From this reading I meant her nothing but good.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
mislead
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
necessary
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I meant her nothing but good.
NOW
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
only
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From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
position
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
practising
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From this reading Yet the fact of the deception I was practising hampered and embarrassed me in her presence.
presence
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From this reading Yet the fact of the deception I was practising hampered and embarrassed me in her presence.
Prince's
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
receive
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
regret
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
rose
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
saving
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From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
served
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From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
shamefaced
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
sort
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From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
stayed
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From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
there
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From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
view
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From this reading I had stayed there largely in order that I might be the means of saving her from danger; and everything I heard only served to increase that danger in my view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I had been brought to the castle all against my will.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the fact of the deception I was practising hampered and embarrassed me in her presence.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "YOU ARE HEAD OF THE HOUSE NOW" My chief feeling as I rose to receive the Prince's daughter was a sort of shamefaced regret that I had allowed myself to be hurried into a position which made it necessary for me to mislead her.
