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In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess. She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you. Now I am in Bologna, and free. I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland. You make the world very sweet and clean to me.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Now I am in Bologna, and free.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You make the world very sweet and clean to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.”
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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 She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
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From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Now I am in Bologna, and free.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
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From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.
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From this reading Now I am in Bologna, and free.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
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From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
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From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
apart from; not including
From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.
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From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.
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From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
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From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
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From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Now I am in Bologna, and free.
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From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
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From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
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From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.
not any; not one
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
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From this reading Now I am in Bologna, and free.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
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From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
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From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.
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From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
