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The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts

Chapter I · Act 01: The Chronicle of The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts — The Origin & The Heroic Quest

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The King, much moved, said, Adorable Princess, dry your tears.
I implore you.
My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world.’
If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.
Otherwise I can only look on you as my worst enemy.’
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts

Chapter I · Act 01: The Chronicle of The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts — The Origin & The Heroic Quest

Chapter 1 of The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts is here in full — 2590 sentences across 518 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 326/518 · 5 reading units · Lines 1626–1630

Line 1
The King, much moved, said, ‘Adorable Princess, dry your tears.
/ðə kɪŋ mʌtʃ muːvd sed əˈdɔːrəbəl ˈprɪn.ses draɪ jɔːr terz/
Line 2
I implore you.
/aɪ ˌɪmˈplɔːr juː/
Line 3
My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world.’
/maɪ ˈoʊnli wɪʃ ɪz tuː meɪk juː ðə ˈhæpiəst ˈpɜːrsən ɪn ðə wɜːrld/
Line 4
If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.
/ɪf juː spiːk truːθ maɪ lɔːrd rɪˈplaɪd ðə ˈprɪn.ses rɪˈstɔːr tuː miː ðə ˈlɪb.ər.ti juː hæv dɪˈpraɪvd miː ʌv/
Line 5
Otherwise I can only look on you as my worst enemy.’
/ˈʌðərwaɪz aɪ kæn ˈoʊnli lʊk ɑːn juː æz maɪ wɜːrst ˈenəmi/

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.

Adorable adjective US /əˈdɔːrəbəl/

lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

From this reading “The King, much moved, said, ‘Adorable Princess, dry your tears.”

deprived adjective US /dɪˈpraɪvd/

marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

From this reading “‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.”

happiest adjective US /ˈhæpiəst/

superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading “My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world.’”

implore verb US /ˌɪmˈplɔːr/

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading “I implore you.”

liberty noun US /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading “‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.”

Otherwise adverb US /ˈʌðərwaɪz/

in other respects or ways

From this reading “Otherwise I can only look on you as my worst enemy.’”

restore verb US /rɪˈstɔːr/

return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading “‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.”

worst noun US /wɜːrst/

the least favorable outcome

From this reading “Otherwise I can only look on you as my worst enemy.’”

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AdorableadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrəbəl/

lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

From this reading The King, much moved, said, ‘Adorable Princess, dry your tears.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Otherwise I can only look on you as my worst enemy.’

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Otherwise I can only look on you as my worst enemy.’

deprivedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpraɪvd/

marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

From this reading ‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.

dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading The King, much moved, said, ‘Adorable Princess, dry your tears.

enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading Otherwise I can only look on you as my worst enemy.’

happiestadjectiveUS /ˈhæpiəst/

superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world.’

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I implore you.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading ‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.

imploreverbUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːr/

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading I implore you.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world.’

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world.’

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading The King, much moved, said, ‘Adorable Princess, dry your tears.

libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading ‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Otherwise I can only look on you as my worst enemy.’

lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading ‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world.’

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.

movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading The King, much moved, said, ‘Adorable Princess, dry your tears.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading The King, much moved, said, ‘Adorable Princess, dry your tears.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world.’

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Otherwise I can only look on you as my worst enemy.’

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world.’

OtherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/

in other respects or ways

From this reading Otherwise I can only look on you as my worst enemy.’

personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world.’

PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

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

From this reading The King, much moved, said, ‘Adorable Princess, dry your tears.

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading ‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.

restoreverbUS /rɪˈstɔːr/

return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading ‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The King, much moved, said, ‘Adorable Princess, dry your tears.

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading ‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.

tearsnounUS /terz/

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading The King, much moved, said, ‘Adorable Princess, dry your tears.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The King, much moved, said, ‘Adorable Princess, dry your tears.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world.’

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading ‘If you speak truth, my lord,’ replied the Princess, ‘restore to me the liberty you have deprived me of.

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world.’

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading My only wish is to make you the happiest person in the world.’

worstnounUS /wɜːrst/

the least favorable outcome

From this reading Otherwise I can only look on you as my worst enemy.’

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I implore you.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The King, much moved, said, ‘Adorable Princess, dry your tears.

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