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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 He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
all
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From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
arm
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From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
asleep
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
beckoned
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From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
birds
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From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
bled
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
branches
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From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
brushed
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From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
burning
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
came
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From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
climbed
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
clouds
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
cold
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
cooled
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
deep
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
delicate
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
dress
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From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
feet
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
flight
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
flock
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
followed
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
fresh
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From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
go
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
green
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From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
highest
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
home
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
how
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From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
lands
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
laughed
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
leaves
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From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
like
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
made
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From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
man's
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From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
marble
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
mountains
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
night
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
only
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
others
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
out
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
palace
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
prince
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
prince's
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
recognised
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From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
ride
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From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
sailing
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
sang
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From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
saw
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
scented
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From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
sea-water
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
shoulders
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From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
sisters
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From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
sorrowfully
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From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
stand
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
steps
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
swam
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From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
taking
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
times
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From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
up
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From this reading She climbed up the highest mountains with the prince, and although her delicate feet bled so that others saw it, she only laughed and followed him until they saw the clouds sailing below them like a flock of birds, taking flight to distant lands.
used
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From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
water
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From this reading One night her sisters came arm in arm; they sang so sorrowfully as they swam on the water that she beckoned to them, and they recognised her, and told her how she had grieved them all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At home in the prince's palace, when at night the others were asleep, she used to go out on to the marble steps; it cooled her burning feet to stand in the cold sea-water, and at such times she used to think of those she had left in the deep.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had a man's dress made for her, so that she could ride about with him.
woods
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From this reading They used to ride through scented woods, where the green branches brushed her shoulders, and little birds sang among the fresh leaves.
