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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
again
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
All
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
amazed
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From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
anxiously
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From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
arriving
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
astounded
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From this reading Rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not dreaming, the astounded monarch rushed forward to greet the old mer-man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
become
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
blue
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
carried
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
Cheeriobed
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
City
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
coming
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
companions
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councilors
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
day
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
down
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From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
dragged
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
dreaming
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From this reading Rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not dreaming, the astounded monarch rushed forward to greet the old mer-man.
EmeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
evening
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
expected
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
eyes
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From this reading Rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not dreaming, the astounded monarch rushed forward to greet the old mer-man.
faithful
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
forward
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From this reading Rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not dreaming, the astounded monarch rushed forward to greet the old mer-man.
garden
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From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
great
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
greet
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From this reading Rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not dreaming, the astounded monarch rushed forward to greet the old mer-man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
hobbling
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From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
horses
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
hours
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
keeper
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
King
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
King's
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
Lost
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
lunch
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From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
make
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From this reading Rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not dreaming, the astounded monarch rushed forward to greet the old mer-man.
mer-man
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From this reading Rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not dreaming, the astounded monarch rushed forward to greet the old mer-man.
monarch
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more
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
never
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not dreaming, the astounded monarch rushed forward to greet the old mer-man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
off
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
old
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From this reading Rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not dreaming, the astounded monarch rushed forward to greet the old mer-man.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
Orpah
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From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
Ozma
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
pacing
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From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
palace
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
paths
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From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
Philador
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
Queen
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
Quiberon
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
rapidly
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From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
restless
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
return
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
Returns
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
room
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
Rubbing
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From this reading Rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not dreaming, the astounded monarch rushed forward to greet the old mer-man.
rushed
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From this reading Rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not dreaming, the astounded monarch rushed forward to greet the old mer-man.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
sat
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
sea
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
see
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From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
servitor
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
sure
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From this reading Rubbing his eyes to make sure he was not dreaming, the astounded monarch rushed forward to greet the old mer-man.
talking
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
throne
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
Trot
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From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
twenty
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
uneasy
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
up
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From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shortly after lunch, as he was pacing anxiously up and down one of the garden paths, he was amazed to see Orpah hobbling rapidly toward him.
watched
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From this reading All day the King had watched for the coming of Ozma and the return of Philador, and as the hours dragged on he had become more and more restless and uneasy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Lost Queen Returns On the same evening that Trot and her companions were arriving at the Emerald City, Cheeriobed and his councilors sat talking in the great blue throne room of the palace.
years
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From this reading It was nearly twenty years since the keeper of the King's sea horses had been carried off by Quiberon, and Cheeriobed had never expected to see his faithful servitor again.
