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all
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From this reading If Mamma had come in at that moment all would have gone well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Mamma never asked, and for three whole days His Majesty the King gloated over his treasure.
asks
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From this reading "When Mamma asks I will tell," was the salve that he laid upon his conscience.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If Mamma had come in at that moment all would have gone well.
aught
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From this reading It was of no earthly use to him, but it was splendid, and, for aught he knew, something dropped from the heavens themselves.
blouse
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From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
breast
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From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mamma never asked, and for three whole days His Majesty the King gloated over his treasure.
case
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From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Mamma had come in at that moment all would have gone well.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading "When Mamma asks I will tell," was the salve that he laid upon his conscience.
days
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From this reading But Mamma never asked, and for three whole days His Majesty the King gloated over his treasure.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
dropped
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From this reading It was of no earthly use to him, but it was splendid, and, for aught he knew, something dropped from the heavens themselves.
earthly
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From this reading It was of no earthly use to him, but it was splendid, and, for aught he knew, something dropped from the heavens themselves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Mamma never asked, and for three whole days His Majesty the King gloated over his treasure.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was of no earthly use to him, but it was splendid, and, for aught he knew, something dropped from the heavens themselves.
gloated
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From this reading But Mamma never asked, and for three whole days His Majesty the King gloated over his treasure.
gone
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From this reading If Mamma had come in at that moment all would have gone well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Mamma had come in at that moment all would have gone well.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Mamma had come in at that moment all would have gone well.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When Mamma asks I will tell," was the salve that he laid upon his conscience.
heavens
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From this reading It was of no earthly use to him, but it was splendid, and, for aught he knew, something dropped from the heavens themselves.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was of no earthly use to him, but it was splendid, and, for aught he knew, something dropped from the heavens themselves.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When Mamma asks I will tell," was the salve that he laid upon his conscience.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Mamma had come in at that moment all would have gone well.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Mamma had come in at that moment all would have gone well.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was of no earthly use to him, but it was splendid, and, for aught he knew, something dropped from the heavens themselves.
jewel
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From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
King
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From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
knew
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From this reading It was of no earthly use to him, but it was splendid, and, for aught he knew, something dropped from the heavens themselves.
laid
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From this reading "When Mamma asks I will tell," was the salve that he laid upon his conscience.
Majesty
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From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
Mamma
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From this reading If Mamma had come in at that moment all would have gone well.
marched
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From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
moment
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From this reading If Mamma had come in at that moment all would have gone well.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Mamma never asked, and for three whole days His Majesty the King gloated over his treasure.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was of no earthly use to him, but it was splendid, and, for aught he knew, something dropped from the heavens themselves.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
nursery
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From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But Mamma never asked, and for three whole days His Majesty the King gloated over his treasure.
paper
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From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
salve
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From this reading "When Mamma asks I will tell," was the salve that he laid upon his conscience.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was of no earthly use to him, but it was splendid, and, for aught he knew, something dropped from the heavens themselves.
splendid
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From this reading It was of no earthly use to him, but it was splendid, and, for aught he knew, something dropped from the heavens themselves.
stuffed
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From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When Mamma asks I will tell," was the salve that he laid upon his conscience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Mamma had come in at that moment all would have gone well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was of no earthly use to him, but it was splendid, and, for aught he knew, something dropped from the heavens themselves.
three
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From this reading But Mamma never asked, and for three whole days His Majesty the King gloated over his treasure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not, and His Majesty the King stuffed paper, case, and jewel into the breast of his blouse and marched to the nursery.
treasure
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From this reading But Mamma never asked, and for three whole days His Majesty the King gloated over his treasure.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "When Mamma asks I will tell," was the salve that he laid upon his conscience.
use
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From this reading It was of no earthly use to him, but it was splendid, and, for aught he knew, something dropped from the heavens themselves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When Mamma asks I will tell," was the salve that he laid upon his conscience.
well
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From this reading If Mamma had come in at that moment all would have gone well.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When Mamma asks I will tell," was the salve that he laid upon his conscience.
whole
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From this reading But Mamma never asked, and for three whole days His Majesty the King gloated over his treasure.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "When Mamma asks I will tell," was the salve that he laid upon his conscience.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Mamma had come in at that moment all would have gone well.
