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322
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From this reading 322.--THE LANGUISHING MAIDEN.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
baron
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From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
castle
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From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
days
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From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
deepest
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From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
dungeons
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From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
Illustration
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From this reading [Illustration: --+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | | | | | | | | | Kt | | | | | | | | | | +-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
imprisoned
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From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
innocent
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From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
Kt
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From this reading [Illustration: --+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ | | | | | | | | | Kt | | | | | | | | | | +-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
LANGUISHING
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From this reading 322.--THE LANGUISHING MAIDEN.
M
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From this reading | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ | | | | | | | | | | M | | | | | | | | | | +-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +-- --+--
MAIDENnoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading 322.--THE LANGUISHING MAIDEN.
moat
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From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
old
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From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 322.--THE LANGUISHING MAIDEN.
wicked
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From this reading --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- --+ ] A wicked baron in the good old days imprisoned an innocent maiden in one of the deepest dungeons beneath the castle moat.
