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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 You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
all
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From this reading And shall I open you only when I have lost all hope to attain my desire?
always
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From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And of what use have you been to me till to-day?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
attain
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From this reading And shall I open you only when I have lost all hope to attain my desire?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And of what use have you been to me till to-day?
betrothal
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From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
box
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From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
contains
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From this reading Well, let us see what it contains."
dangers
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From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
day
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From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
desire
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From this reading And shall I open you only when I have lost all hope to attain my desire?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
different
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From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
end
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From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
golden
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From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And of what use have you been to me till to-day?
hope
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From this reading And shall I open you only when I have lost all hope to attain my desire?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
indeed
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From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, let us see what it contains."
key
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From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
lead
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From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
led
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From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Well, let us see what it contains."
long
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From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
lost
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From this reading And shall I open you only when I have lost all hope to attain my desire?
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
mark
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From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And of what use have you been to me till to-day?
misery
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From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
night
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From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And of what use have you been to me till to-day?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
only
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From this reading And shall I open you only when I have lost all hope to attain my desire?
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
right
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From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
see
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From this reading Well, let us see what it contains."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And shall I open you only when I have lost all hope to attain my desire?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
sought
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From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
straight
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From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You indeed have led me through dangers and misery, and at the end to a betrothal with a maiden as different from the one I sought as day from night.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And of what use have you been to me till to-day?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And of what use have you been to me till to-day?
to-day
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From this reading And of what use have you been to me till to-day?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, let us see what it contains."
use
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From this reading And of what use have you been to me till to-day?
way
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From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
Well
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From this reading Well, let us see what it contains."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And of what use have you been to me till to-day?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And shall I open you only when I have lost all hope to attain my desire?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You ought to lead me straight to my mark, and I should always be in the right way as long as I did not open the box with the golden key.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And of what use have you been to me till to-day?
