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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 "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
any
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From this reading At last he said he hadn't any key.
Arabia
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From this reading So she had him; and this was how the beggar boy came to marry the daughter of the King of Arabia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he said he hadn't any key.
beggar
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From this reading So she had him; and this was how the beggar boy came to marry the daughter of the King of Arabia.
boy
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From this reading So she had him; and this was how the beggar boy came to marry the daughter of the King of Arabia.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
came
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From this reading So she had him; and this was how the beggar boy came to marry the daughter of the King of Arabia.
daughter
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From this reading So she had him; and this was how the beggar boy came to marry the daughter of the King of Arabia.
deliverer
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From this reading At the door the _Princess_ met him, and told her father this was her deliverer, on whom her heart was set.
door
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From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
draw
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From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
father
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From this reading At the door the _Princess_ met him, and told her father this was her deliverer, on whom her heart was set.
flew
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From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
floor
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From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
fumbled
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From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
gave
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From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So she had him; and this was how the beggar boy came to marry the daughter of the King of Arabia.
hadn't
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From this reading At last he said he hadn't any key.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
haven't
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From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he said he hadn't any key.
heart
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From this reading At the door the _Princess_ met him, and told her father this was her deliverer, on whom her heart was set.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the door the _Princess_ met him, and told her father this was her deliverer, on whom her heart was set.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the door the _Princess_ met him, and told her father this was her deliverer, on whom her heart was set.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
how
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From this reading So she had him; and this was how the beggar boy came to marry the daughter of the King of Arabia.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
inwards
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From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
key
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From this reading At last he said he hadn't any key.
keys
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From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
kick
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From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
King
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From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
lad
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From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
last
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From this reading At last he said he hadn't any key.
marry
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From this reading So she had him; and this was how the beggar boy came to marry the daughter of the King of Arabia.
met
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From this reading At the door the _Princess_ met him, and told her father this was her deliverer, on whom her heart was set.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So she had him; and this was how the beggar boy came to marry the daughter of the King of Arabia.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
out
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From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading At the door the _Princess_ met him, and told her father this was her deliverer, on whom her heart was set.
said
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From this reading At last he said he hadn't any key.
set
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From this reading At the door the _Princess_ met him, and told her father this was her deliverer, on whom her heart was set.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she had him; and this was how the beggar boy came to marry the daughter of the King of Arabia.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she had him; and this was how the beggar boy came to marry the daughter of the King of Arabia.
splinters
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From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
there
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From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At the door the _Princess_ met him, and told her father this was her deliverer, on whom her heart was set.
time
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From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
told
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From this reading At the door the _Princess_ met him, and told her father this was her deliverer, on whom her heart was set.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the door the _Princess_ met him, and told her father this was her deliverer, on whom her heart was set.
Well
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From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the door the _Princess_ met him, and told her father this was her deliverer, on whom her heart was set.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there stood the _King_ and fumbled with his keys, to draw out the time.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, if you haven't, I _have_," said the lad, as he gave the door such a kick that it flew to splinters inwards on the floor.
