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The Book of Fables and Folk Stories

Chapter III

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II.
CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.
She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.
He led her to the hall where all the guests were dancing.
The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Book of Fables and Folk Stories

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Book of Fables and Folk Stories is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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II.
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CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.
/ˌsɪndərˈelə ɪn ðə ˈpæləs ˌsɪndərˈelə ˈprɑːməst ənd droʊv əˈweɪ ɪn haɪ ɡliː/
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She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.
/ʃiː dæʃt ʌp tuː ðə ˈpæləs ənd hɜːr koʊtʃ wɑːz soʊ faɪn ðæt ðə kɪŋz sʌn keɪm daʊn ðə steps ʌv ðə ˈpæləs tuː hænd aʊt ðɪs ənˈnoʊn ˈprɪn.ses/
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He led her to the hall where all the guests were dancing.
/hiː led hɜːr tuː ðə hɔːl wer ɔːl ðə ɡests wɜːr ˈdænsɪŋ/
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The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.
/ðə ˈmoʊmənt ʃiː əˈpɪrd ɔːl ˈvɔɪsəz wɜːr hʌʃt ðə ˈmjuːzɪk stɑːpt ənd ðə ˈdænsərz stʊd stɪl/

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.

cinderella noun US /ˌsɪndərˈelə/

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

From this reading “CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.”

coach verb US /koʊtʃ/

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

From this reading “She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.”

dancers noun US /ˈdænsərz/

plural of “dancer” — a performer who dances professionally

From this reading “The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.”

dancing noun US /ˈdænsɪŋ/

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading “He led her to the hall where all the guests were dancing.”

dashed adjective US /dæʃt/

having gaps or spaces

From this reading “She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.”

glee noun US /ɡliː/

great merriment

From this reading “CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.”

hushed adjective US /hʌʃt/

in a softened tone

From this reading “The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.”

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.

high glee adjective + noun

In this reading “CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.”

stood still verb + adjective

In this reading “The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.”

came down verb + adjective counted as “come down”

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

In this reading “She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading He led her to the hall where all the guests were dancing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.

appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

CINDERELLAnounUS /ˌsɪndərˈelə/

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

From this reading CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.

coachverbUS /koʊtʃ/

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

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

dancersnounUS /ˈdænsərz/

plural of “dancer” — a performer who dances professionally

From this reading The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.

dancingnounUS /ˈdænsɪŋ/

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading He led her to the hall where all the guests were dancing.

dashedadjectiveUS /dæʃt/

having gaps or spaces

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

drovenounUS /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.

fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

gleenounUS /ɡliː/

great merriment

From this reading CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.

guestsnounUS /ɡests/

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

From this reading He led her to the hall where all the guests were dancing.

hallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading He led her to the hall where all the guests were dancing.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He led her to the hall where all the guests were dancing.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.

hushedadjectiveUS /hʌʃt/

in a softened tone

From this reading The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.

IInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading II.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.

king'snounUS /kɪŋz/

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

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

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 led her to the hall where all the guests were dancing.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.

musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

PALACEnounUS /ˈpæləs/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.

princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

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

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/

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

From this reading CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

stepsnounUS /steps/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.

stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading CINDERELLA IN THE PALACE |Cinderella promised and drove away in high glee.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/

not known

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

voicesnounUS /ˈvɔɪsəz/

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading The moment she appeared all voices were hushed, the music stopped, and the dancers stood still.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She dashed up to the palace, and her coach was so fine that the king’s son came down the steps of the palace to hand out this unknown princess.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading He led her to the hall where all the guests were dancing.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading He led her to the hall where all the guests were dancing.

Chapter 3 of The Book of Fables and Folk Stories by Horace Elisha Scudder holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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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