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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 The Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto of Livonia was having a birthday.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
assembled
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From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
best
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From this reading Nor of a party, with children frolicking and scratching the best furniture.
birthday
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From this reading The Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto of Livonia was having a birthday.
cake
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From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
candles
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From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
chapel
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From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
children
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From this reading Nor of a party, with children frolicking and scratching the best furniture.
Court
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From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
Crown
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From this reading The Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto of Livonia was having a birthday.
dawn
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From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
early
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From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
ears
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From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
extra
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From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
Ferdinand
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From this reading The Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto of Livonia was having a birthday.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
frolicking
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From this reading Nor of a party, with children frolicking and scratching the best furniture.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nor of a holiday from lessons, and a picnic in spring woods.
function
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From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
furniture
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From this reading Nor of a party, with children frolicking and scratching the best furniture.
grow
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From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto of Livonia was having a birthday.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
holiday
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From this reading Nor of a holiday from lessons, and a picnic in spring woods.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nor of a holiday from lessons, and a picnic in spring woods.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
lessons
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From this reading Nor of a holiday from lessons, and a picnic in spring woods.
Livonia
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From this reading The Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto of Livonia was having a birthday.
matter
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From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor of a holiday from lessons, and a picnic in spring woods.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
Now
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From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto of Livonia was having a birthday.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
once
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From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
Otto
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From this reading The Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto of Livonia was having a birthday.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor of a party, with children frolicking and scratching the best furniture.
picnic
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From this reading Nor of a holiday from lessons, and a picnic in spring woods.
place
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From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
Prince
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From this reading The Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto of Livonia was having a birthday.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
scratching
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From this reading Nor of a party, with children frolicking and scratching the best furniture.
service
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From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
sleepy
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From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
slightly
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From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
solemn
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From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
spring
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From this reading Nor of a holiday from lessons, and a picnic in spring woods.
taken
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From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto of Livonia was having a birthday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
wakened
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From this reading In the first place, he was wakened at dawn and taken to early service in the chapel, a solemn function, with the Court assembled and slightly sleepy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto of Livonia was having a birthday.
William
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From this reading The Crown Prince Ferdinand William Otto of Livonia was having a birthday.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
woods
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From this reading Nor of a holiday from lessons, and a picnic in spring woods.
year
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From this reading Now, a birthday for a Crown Prince of Livonia is not a matter of a cake with candles on it; and having his ears pulled, once for each year and an extra one to grow on.
