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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 Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
air
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From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With such changes it was no wonder if his heart grew lighter as well as his brain clearer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
Barbara
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From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
became
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From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
brain
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From this reading With such changes it was no wonder if his heart grew lighter as well as his brain clearer.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But still evil dreams came and troubled him, the lingering result of the wicked medicines the doctor had given him.
came
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From this reading But still evil dreams came and troubled him, the lingering result of the wicked medicines the doctor had given him.
certain
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From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
chamber
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From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
changes
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From this reading With such changes it was no wonder if his heart grew lighter as well as his brain clearer.
clean
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From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
cleansing
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From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
clearer
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From this reading With such changes it was no wonder if his heart grew lighter as well as his brain clearer.
Curdie
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From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
Derba
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From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But still evil dreams came and troubled him, the lingering result of the wicked medicines the doctor had given him.
dreams
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From this reading But still evil dreams came and troubled him, the lingering result of the wicked medicines the doctor had given him.
Everywhere
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From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
evil
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From this reading But still evil dreams came and troubled him, the lingering result of the wicked medicines the doctor had given him.
eyes
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From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
food
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From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
getting
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From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
given
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From this reading But still evil dreams came and troubled him, the lingering result of the wicked medicines the doctor had given him.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
grew
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From this reading With such changes it was no wonder if his heart grew lighter as well as his brain clearer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But still evil dreams came and troubled him, the lingering result of the wicked medicines the doctor had given him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
heart
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From this reading With such changes it was no wonder if his heart grew lighter as well as his brain clearer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
housemaid
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From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading With such changes it was no wonder if his heart grew lighter as well as his brain clearer.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
Irene
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From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
kinds
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From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
king
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From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
king's
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From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
lighter
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From this reading With such changes it was no wonder if his heart grew lighter as well as his brain clearer.
lingering
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From this reading But still evil dreams came and troubled him, the lingering result of the wicked medicines the doctor had given him.
lower
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From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
medicines
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From this reading But still evil dreams came and troubled him, the lingering result of the wicked medicines the doctor had given him.
minister
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From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
most
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From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With such changes it was no wonder if his heart grew lighter as well as his brain clearer.
nurse
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From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
palace
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From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
pleasure
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From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
plentiful
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From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
protect
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From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
rapidly
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From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
regions
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From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
result
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From this reading But still evil dreams came and troubled him, the lingering result of the wicked medicines the doctor had given him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But still evil dreams came and troubled him, the lingering result of the wicked medicines the doctor had given him.
store
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From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
stronger
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From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With such changes it was no wonder if his heart grew lighter as well as his brain clearer.
sweet
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From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
there
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From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
troubled
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From this reading But still evil dreams came and troubled him, the lingering result of the wicked medicines the doctor had given him.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Everywhere since the cleansing of the lower regions of it, the air was clean and sweet, and under the honest hands of the one housemaid the king's chamber became a pleasure to his eyes.
wanted
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From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
wants
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From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
well
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From this reading With such changes it was no wonder if his heart grew lighter as well as his brain clearer.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Good food was what he most wanted and of that, at least of certain kinds of it, there was plentiful store in the palace.
wicked
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From this reading But still evil dreams came and troubled him, the lingering result of the wicked medicines the doctor had given him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Barbara In the meantime, with Derba to minister to his wants, with Curdie to protect him, and Irene to nurse him, the king was getting rapidly stronger.
wonder
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From this reading With such changes it was no wonder if his heart grew lighter as well as his brain clearer.
