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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 THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
all
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Then from the direction of Udo's room below there came these remarkable words:
bravely
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
breakfast
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From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
came
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From this reading Then from the direction of Udo's room below there came these remarkable words:
castle
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From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
dancing
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
direction
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From this reading Then from the direction of Udo's room below there came these remarkable words:
fairy
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From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
forest
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From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then from the direction of Udo's room below there came these remarkable words:
full
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From this reading For a full minute there was silence.
gave
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From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
girl
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
Good-bye
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
held
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
HYACINTH
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From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
LOVER
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From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
meadows
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From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
met
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From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
minute
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From this reading For a full minute there was silence.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then from the direction of Udo's room below there came these remarkable words:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
peaceful
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From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
Please
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
Prince
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then from the direction of Udo's room below there came these remarkable words:
ring
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
room
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From this reading Then from the direction of Udo's room below there came these remarkable words:
said
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
sigh
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From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For a full minute there was silence.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
stream
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From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
then
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
THERE
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From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Then from the direction of Udo's room below there came these remarkable words:
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
Udo
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
Udo's
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From this reading Then from the direction of Udo's room below there came these remarkable words:
up
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From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
very
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
WAITING
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From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
walls
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From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
wandered
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From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
well
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She looked over the meadows, and across the peaceful stream that wandered through them, to the forest where she had met her fairy, and she gave a little sigh.
Wiggs
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From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
wish
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
wished
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From this reading THERE IS A LOVER WAITING FOR HYACINTH So the next morning before breakfast Wiggs went up on to the castle walls and wished.
words
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From this reading Then from the direction of Udo's room below there came these remarkable words:
yesterday
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From this reading "Good-bye, dancing," she said; and then she held the ring up and went on bravely, "Please I was a very good girl all yesterday, and I wish that Prince Udo may be well again."
