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all
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From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
became
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
bosom
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From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.
cake
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From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
called
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From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
caressed
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From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.
castle
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From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
dove
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
down
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
eyes
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
flew
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
held
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From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.
king
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From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
kitchen
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
kitchen-boy
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From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.
knew
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From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.
laid
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.
made
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
napkin
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
night
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
own
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
queen
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
questioned
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From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.
said
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From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.
saw
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
stroked
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From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.
sweet
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From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
Then
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From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.
turn
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From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But no; nobody knew, until last of all they questioned the kitchen-boy.
Up
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From this reading Up they brought the white dove from the kitchen, and the king took it in his own hands and held it up to his bosom, and stroked it and caressed it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then the king called everybody that was in the castle, and asked each one in turn if he or she could tell where the sweet cake had come from.
white
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.
window
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From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Last night the white dove in the kitchen flew down from over the window and became the queen herself; she made the sweet cake and laid it upon the white napkin, for I saw her do it with my own eyes.”
yes
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From this reading “Oh, yes,” said he, “I know who it was that brought the cake.
