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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 That seemed a long time ago to Hyacinth now, as once more she sat on the castle walls with Wiggs.
affairs
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From this reading She longed to get rid of that "outside help in our affairs" which she had summoned so recklessly.
ago
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From this reading That seemed a long time ago to Hyacinth now, as once more she sat on the castle walls with Wiggs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anyhow
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From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That seemed a long time ago to Hyacinth now, as once more she sat on the castle walls with Wiggs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
Blue
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bring
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castle
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coming
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Countess
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dark
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day
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Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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ENTERTAINS
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Euralia
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fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
FOREST
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get
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From this reading She longed to get rid of that "outside help in our affairs" which she had summoned so recklessly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She longed to get rid of that "outside help in our affairs" which she had summoned so recklessly.
happiness
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From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She longed to get rid of that "outside help in our affairs" which she had summoned so recklessly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
Hyacinth
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That seemed a long time ago to Hyacinth now, as once more she sat on the castle walls with Wiggs.
longed
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From this reading She longed to get rid of that "outside help in our affairs" which she had summoned so recklessly.
lovely
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From this reading She was very lovely.
more
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now
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From this reading That seemed a long time ago to Hyacinth now, as once more she sat on the castle walls with Wiggs.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That seemed a long time ago to Hyacinth now, as once more she sat on the castle walls with Wiggs.
once
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From this reading That seemed a long time ago to Hyacinth now, as once more she sat on the castle walls with Wiggs.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She longed to get rid of that "outside help in our affairs" which she had summoned so recklessly.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She longed to get rid of that "outside help in our affairs" which she had summoned so recklessly.
PEOPLE
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place
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PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
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Purple
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put
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recklessly
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From this reading She longed to get rid of that "outside help in our affairs" which she had summoned so recklessly.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
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rid
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Room
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From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
sat
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That seemed a long time ago to Hyacinth now, as once more she sat on the castle walls with Wiggs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That seemed a long time ago to Hyacinth now, as once more she sat on the castle walls with Wiggs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She longed to get rid of that "outside help in our affairs" which she had summoned so recklessly.
summoned
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From this reading She longed to get rid of that "outside help in our affairs" which she had summoned so recklessly.
talked
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ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That seemed a long time ago to Hyacinth now, as once more she sat on the castle walls with Wiggs.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That seemed a long time ago to Hyacinth now, as once more she sat on the castle walls with Wiggs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
TWO
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Udo's
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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VERY
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VETERAN
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walls
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She longed to get rid of that "outside help in our affairs" which she had summoned so recklessly.
Wiggs
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That seemed a long time ago to Hyacinth now, as once more she sat on the castle walls with Wiggs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Princess thought he would be dark, and Wiggs thought he would be fair, and he was to have the Purple Room--or was it the Blue?--and anyhow he was to put the Countess in her place and bring happiness to Euralia.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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YOUNG
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