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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
any
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From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So he came into the _Princess'_ bedroom, lay down, and began to snore at once.
bedroom
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From this reading So he came into the _Princess'_ bedroom, lay down, and began to snore at once.
beg
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From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
began
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From this reading So he came into the _Princess'_ bedroom, lay down, and began to snore at once.
came
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From this reading So he came into the _Princess'_ bedroom, lay down, and began to snore at once.
come
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From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
down
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From this reading So he came into the _Princess'_ bedroom, lay down, and began to snore at once.
evening
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From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
fear
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From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
gardener
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From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
go
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From this reading "Well, well," said the lad, "since it's her will, I suppose I must go."
good
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From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
handsome
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From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, well," said the lad, "since it's her will, I suppose I must go."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, well," said the lad, "since it's her will, I suppose I must go."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So he came into the _Princess'_ bedroom, lay down, and began to snore at once.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
it's
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From this reading "Well, well," said the lad, "since it's her will, I suppose I must go."
King
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From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
know
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From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
lad
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From this reading "Well, well," said the lad, "since it's her will, I suppose I must go."
lay
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From this reading So he came into the _Princess'_ bedroom, lay down, and began to snore at once.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
maid
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From this reading Then the _Princess_ said to her maid:
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Well, well," said the lad, "since it's her will, I suppose I must go."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
once
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From this reading So he came into the _Princess'_ bedroom, lay down, and began to snore at once.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading So he came into the _Princess'_ bedroom, lay down, and began to snore at once.
reason
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From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
said
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From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Well, well," said the lad, "since it's her will, I suppose I must go."
snore
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From this reading So he came into the _Princess'_ bedroom, lay down, and began to snore at once.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
softly
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From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
stamped
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From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
steps
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From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
suppose
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From this reading "Well, well," said the lad, "since it's her will, I suppose I must go."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
Then
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From this reading Then the _Princess_ said to her maid:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
thing
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From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
tramped
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From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
tread
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From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
up
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From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
way
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From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
Well
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From this reading "Well, well," said the lad, "since it's her will, I suppose I must go."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So, when he was to go up the steps in the evening, he tramped and stamped so on the way, that they had to beg him to tread softly lest the _King_ should come to know it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, well," said the lad, "since it's her will, I suppose I must go."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
you've
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From this reading "Yes," said the gardener, "you've good reason to fear any such thing, you who are so handsome."
