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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 AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
all
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They clambered through the cavity, and began to go down on the other side.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
bound
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From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
came
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
cavity
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From this reading They clambered through the cavity, and began to go down on the other side.
clambered
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From this reading They clambered through the cavity, and began to go down on the other side.
clothes
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
commerce
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
considered
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From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
danger
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From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The princess was followed only by a single favourite, who did not know whither she was going.
direction
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
down
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From this reading They clambered through the cavity, and began to go down on the other side.
dreary
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From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
eyes
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From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
favourite
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From this reading The princess was followed only by a single favourite, who did not know whither she was going.
followed
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From this reading The princess was followed only by a single favourite, who did not know whither she was going.
full
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
go
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From this reading They clambered through the cavity, and began to go down on the other side.
going
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From this reading The princess was followed only by a single favourite, who did not know whither she was going.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
hid
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
Imlac's
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
jewels
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The princess was followed only by a single favourite, who did not know whither she was going.
LEAVE
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
lost
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From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
maid
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From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
MANY
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
moon
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
night
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The princess was followed only by a single favourite, who did not know whither she was going.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
only
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From this reading The princess was followed only by a single favourite, who did not know whither she was going.
other
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From this reading They clambered through the cavity, and began to go down on the other side.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
place
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
PRINCE
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
PRINCESSnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
prospect
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From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
rich
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
SEE
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
seeing
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From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The princess was followed only by a single favourite, who did not know whither she was going.
side
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From this reading They clambered through the cavity, and began to go down on the other side.
single
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From this reading The princess was followed only by a single favourite, who did not know whither she was going.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stopped and trembled.
sufficient
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They clambered through the cavity, and began to go down on the other side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
trembled
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From this reading They stopped and trembled.
turned
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From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
vacuity
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From this reading The princess and her maid turned their eyes towards every part, and, seeing nothing to bound their prospect, considered themselves as in danger of being lost in a dreary vacuity.
VALLEY
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The princess was followed only by a single favourite, who did not know whither she was going.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading The princess was followed only by a single favourite, who did not know whither she was going.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The princess was followed only by a single favourite, who did not know whither she was going.
WONDERS
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From this reading THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LEAVE THE VALLEY, AND SEE MANY WONDERS The prince and princess had jewels sufficient to make them rich whenever they came into a place of commerce, which, by Imlac’s direction, they hid in their clothes; and, on the night of the next full moon, all left the valley.
