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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 Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So, after looking about her for some time, she fixed upon two to bring to Fairyland.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So, after looking about her for some time, she fixed upon two to bring to Fairyland.
amusing
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From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
apologetically
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From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
bring
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From this reading So, after looking about her for some time, she fixed upon two to bring to Fairyland.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But how were they to be brought?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how were they to be brought?
Court
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From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
daughter
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From this reading "Please your majesty," said at last the daughter of the prime-minister, "I will bring the girl."
Fairyland
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From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
far
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From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
finding
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From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
fixed
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From this reading So, after looking about her for some time, she fixed upon two to bring to Fairyland.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So, after looking about her for some time, she fixed upon two to bring to Fairyland.
girl
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From this reading "Please your majesty," said at last the daughter of the prime-minister, "I will bring the girl."
graceful
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From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
great-great-grandmother
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From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
head
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From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
how
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From this reading But how were they to be brought?
hung
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From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Please your majesty," said at last the daughter of the prime-minister, "I will bring the girl."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Please your majesty," said at last the daughter of the prime-minister, "I will bring the girl."
longing
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From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
looking
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From this reading So, after looking about her for some time, she fixed upon two to bring to Fairyland.
majesty
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From this reading "Please your majesty," said at last the daughter of the prime-minister, "I will bring the girl."
manage
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From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
Once
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From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
own
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From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
Peaseblossom
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From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
Please
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From this reading "Please your majesty," said at last the daughter of the prime-minister, "I will bring the girl."
prime-minister
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From this reading "Please your majesty," said at last the daughter of the prime-minister, "I will bring the girl."
Queen
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From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
said
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From this reading "Please your majesty," said at last the daughter of the prime-minister, "I will bring the girl."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, after looking about her for some time, she fixed upon two to bring to Fairyland.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, after looking about her for some time, she fixed upon two to bring to Fairyland.
some
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From this reading So, after looking about her for some time, she fixed upon two to bring to Fairyland.
speaker
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From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
subjects
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From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But how were they to be brought?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
too
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From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
two
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From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
well-behaved
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From this reading Once upon a time, the Queen of Fairyland, finding her own subjects far too well-behaved to be amusing, took a sudden longing to have a mortal or two at her Court.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But how were they to be brought?
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Please your majesty," said at last the daughter of the prime-minister, "I will bring the girl."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The speaker, whose name was Peaseblossom, after her great-great-grandmother, looked so graceful, and hung her head so apologetically, that the Queen said at once,-- "How will you manage it, Peaseblossom?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Please your majesty," said at last the daughter of the prime-minister, "I will bring the girl."
