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259
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From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
answer
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From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
awfully
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From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
bad
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From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
Belvane
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From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
breakfast
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From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
Chancellor
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From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
Chap
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From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
Countess
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From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
dictated
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From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
doubt
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From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
DRAWS
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From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
EURALIA
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From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
Euralia's
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From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
guessed
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From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
head
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From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
Hyacinth
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From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
isn't
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From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
jolly
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From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
KING
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From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
King's
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From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
kingdom
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From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
Merriwig
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From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His repartee was never very subtle.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
notice
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From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
oughtn't
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From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
Para
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From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
really
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From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
Referring
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From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
Regulations
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From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
repartee
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From this reading His repartee was never very subtle.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
said
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From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
scratched
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From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
Serve
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From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
sorry
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From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
stalking
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From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
subtle
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From this reading His repartee was never very subtle.
SWORD
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From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
then
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From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
very
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From this reading His repartee was never very subtle.
VII
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From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Chancellor would have scratched his head for a long time, and then said, "Referring to Chap VII, Para 259 of the _King's Regulations_ we notice .
we're
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From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
well
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From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
whisker
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From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Hyacinth would have said, "Of course we're _awfully_ sorry, but a whisker isn't _very_ bad, is it? and you really _oughtn't_ to come to breakfast without being asked."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Left to himself, Merriwig would have said, "Serve you jolly well right for stalking over my kingdom."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE KING OF EURALIA DRAWS HIS SWORD No doubt you have already guessed that it was the Countess Belvane who dictated the King of Euralia's answer.
