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Chapter V
So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey. The Queen, the Princess, and Gruffanuff were all three in the room. As soon as they saw her they began, ‘You wretch!’ says the Queen. ‘You little vulgar thing!’ says the Princess. ‘You beast!’ says Gruffanuff.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as they saw her they began, ‘You wretch!’ says the Queen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “The Queen, the Princess, and Gruffanuff were all three in the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as they saw her they began, ‘You wretch!’ says the Queen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You little vulgar thing!’ says the Princess.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
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From this reading The Queen, the Princess, and Gruffanuff were all three in the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as they saw her they began, ‘You wretch!’ says the Queen.
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From this reading ‘You beast!’ says Gruffanuff.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as they saw her they began, ‘You wretch!’ says the Queen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Queen, the Princess, and Gruffanuff were all three in the room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Queen, the Princess, and Gruffanuff were all three in the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Queen, the Princess, and Gruffanuff were all three in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Queen, the Princess, and Gruffanuff were all three in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Queen, the Princess, and Gruffanuff were all three in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they saw her they began, ‘You wretch!’ says the Queen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they saw her they began, ‘You wretch!’ says the Queen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they saw her they began, ‘You wretch!’ says the Queen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they saw her they began, ‘You wretch!’ says the Queen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘You little vulgar thing!’ says the Princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Queen, the Princess, and Gruffanuff were all three in the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
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From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
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From this reading ‘You little vulgar thing!’ says the Princess.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Queen, the Princess, and Gruffanuff were all three in the room.
at the time that
From this reading So when the Queen’s bell rang twice, Betsinda came to Her Majesty and made a pretty little curtsey.
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From this reading As soon as they saw her they began, ‘You wretch!’ says the Queen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As soon as they saw her they began, ‘You wretch!’ says the Queen.
