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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 prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
arrows
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
came
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
castle
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From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
climbed
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From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
curtain
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From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
damp
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From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
dark
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
difficulty
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From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
door
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From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
evening
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
fire
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _What Prince Prigio found in the Garret_.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
Garret
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From this reading _What Prince Prigio found in the Garret_.
grey
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
handle
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From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _What Prince Prigio found in the Garret_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
kind
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From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
light
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
locked
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From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
narrow
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
old
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
oldest
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From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
only
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
out
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From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
palace
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From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
Prigio
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From this reading _What Prince Prigio found in the Garret_.
Prince
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From this reading _What Prince Prigio found in the Garret_.
pushed
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From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
rain
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From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
rainy
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
room
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From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
round
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From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
rusty
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From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
slit
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
some
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From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
swollen
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From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _What Prince Prigio found in the Garret_.
there
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From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
times
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
top
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From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
turret-stair
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From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
up
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From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
used
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
very
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From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
walked
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From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
wear
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From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _What Prince Prigio found in the Garret_.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At last he climbed up a turret-stair in the very oldest part of the castle, where he had never been before; and at the very top was a little round room, a kind of garret.
window
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
windows
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From this reading The room was very dark; only the last grey light of the rainy evening came through a slit of a window, one of those narrow windows that they used to fire arrows out of in old times.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
wood
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From this reading The prince pushed in the door with some difficulty--not that it was locked, but the handle was rusty, and the wood had swollen with the damp.
wrapped
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From this reading The prince walked from room to room of the palace; but, unless he wrapped himself up in a curtain, there was nothing for him to wear when he went out in the rain.
