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Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.
She departed for the ball, so joyful that she did not know herself.
The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.
He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.
There was a great silence.
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The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.
/ˌsɪndərˈelə ˈprɑːməst hɜːr ˈɡɑːdmʌðər ðæt ʃiː wʊd nɑːt feɪl tuː rɪˈtɜːrn bɪˈfɔːr ˈmɪdnaɪt/
Line 2
She departed for the ball, so joyful that she did not know herself.
/ʃiː dɪˈpɑːrtɪd fɔːr ðə bɔːl soʊ ˈdʒɔɪfəl ðæt ʃiː dɪd nɑːt noʊ hərˈself/
Line 3
The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.
/ðə kɪŋz sʌn huː wɑːz ˌɪnˈfɔːrmd baɪ hɪz ˈsɜːrvənts ʌv ðə ərˈaɪvəl ʌv ə ˈbjuːtəfəl ˈprɪn.ses huːm ˈnoʊbɑːdiː nuː ræn tuː rəˈsiːv hɜːr/
Line 4
He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.
/hiː əˈsɪstɪd hɜːr tuː dɪˈsend frʌm ðə koʊtʃ ənd led hɜːr ˈɪntuː ðə hɔːl wer ðə ɡests wɜːr əˈsembəld/
Line 5
There was a great silence.
/ðer wɑːz ə ɡreɪt ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

assembled verb US /əˈsembəld/

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading “He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.”

assisted adjective US /əˈsɪstɪd/

having help; often used as a combining form

From this reading “He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.”

Cinderella noun US /ˌsɪndərˈelə/

a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition

From this reading “Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.”

coach verb US /koʊtʃ/

teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

From this reading “He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.”

descend verb US /dɪˈsend/

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading “He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.”

Godmother noun US /ˈɡɑːdmʌðər/

any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism

From this reading “Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.”

joyful adjective US /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/

full of or producing joy

From this reading “She departed for the ball, so joyful that she did not know herself.”

King's noun US /kɪŋz/

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

beautiful Princess adjective + noun

In this reading “The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.”

descend from verb + particle

In this reading “He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.”

before midnight preposition + noun

In this reading “Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.”

into the hall preposition + article + noun counted as “into … hall”

In this reading “He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.”

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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 King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.

arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.

assistedadjectiveUS /əˈsɪstɪd/

having help; often used as a combining form

From this reading He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.

ballnounUS /bɔːl/

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading She departed for the ball, so joyful that she did not know herself.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

CinderellanounUS /ˌsɪndərˈelə/

a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition

From this reading Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.

coachverbUS /koʊtʃ/

teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

From this reading He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.

departedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpɑːrtɪd/

well in the past; former

From this reading She departed for the ball, so joyful that she did not know herself.

descendverbUS /dɪˈsend/

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading She departed for the ball, so joyful that she did not know herself.

failverbUS /feɪl/

fail to do something; leave something undone

From this reading Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She departed for the ball, so joyful that she did not know herself.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.

GodmothernounUS /ˈɡɑːdmʌðər/

any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism

From this reading Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading There was a great silence.

guestsnounUS /ɡests/

plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

From this reading He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.

hallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She departed for the ball, so joyful that she did not know herself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

informedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmd/

having much knowledge or education

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.

joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/

full of or producing joy

From this reading She departed for the ball, so joyful that she did not know herself.

King'snounUS /kɪŋz/

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading She departed for the ball, so joyful that she did not know herself.

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.

midnightnounUS /ˈmɪdnaɪt/

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.

nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/

past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment

From this reading Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

receiveverbUS /rəˈsiːv/

get something; come into possession of

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.

servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading There was a great silence.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She departed for the ball, so joyful that she did not know herself.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She departed for the ball, so joyful that she did not know herself.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a great silence.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading He assisted her to descend from the coach, and led her into the hall where the guests were assembled.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The King’s son, who was informed by his servants of the arrival of a beautiful Princess whom nobody knew, ran to receive her.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Cinderella promised her Godmother that she would not fail to return before midnight.

Chapter 7 of The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and by Frances Jenkins Olcott holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Elves
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