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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 A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
all
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From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
allowed
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From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
appeared
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From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
ATTACK
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
attempt
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From this reading This I attributed to his wish to make me dissociate him from the attempt on Minna; and I knew he was at the palace when I left.
attributed
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From this reading This I attributed to his wish to make me dissociate him from the attempt on Minna; and I knew he was at the palace when I left.
away
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
baron
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From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
blunder
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
carried
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
conversation
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From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
dissociate
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From this reading This I attributed to his wish to make me dissociate him from the attempt on Minna; and I knew he was at the palace when I left.
double
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
driven
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
far
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
finding
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This I attributed to his wish to make me dissociate him from the attempt on Minna; and I knew he was at the palace when I left.
further
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
get
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
grace
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This I attributed to his wish to make me dissociate him from the attempt on Minna; and I knew he was at the palace when I left.
hour's
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
house
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
indeed
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From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
keep
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From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
knew
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From this reading This I attributed to his wish to make me dissociate him from the attempt on Minna; and I knew he was at the palace when I left.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This I attributed to his wish to make me dissociate him from the attempt on Minna; and I knew he was at the palace when I left.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
Minna
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From this reading This I attributed to his wish to make me dissociate him from the attempt on Minna; and I knew he was at the palace when I left.
Minna's
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
moment
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From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
Nauheim
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From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
Nauheim's
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
near
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From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
now
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
obvious
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This I attributed to his wish to make me dissociate him from the attempt on Minna; and I knew he was at the palace when I left.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
ostentatiously
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From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
out
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From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
palace
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From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
plan
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
saw
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
see
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
seen
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From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
sight
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From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I ought not to have left the palace at all, nor to have allowed von Nauheim to be for one moment out of my sight.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This I attributed to his wish to make me dissociate him from the attempt on Minna; and I knew he was at the palace when I left.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
too
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
TREACHEROUS
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
trouble
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
use
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From this reading But he had now had half an hour's grace, and it was obvious that I might have trouble in finding him, and, further, that he might use the time to get to see Minna's double, supposing she had not been carried too far away.
von
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From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TREACHEROUS ATTACK It was not until I was being driven to von Nauheim's house that I saw a blunder in my plan.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This I attributed to his wish to make me dissociate him from the attempt on Minna; and I knew he was at the palace when I left.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
wish
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From this reading This I attributed to his wish to make me dissociate him from the attempt on Minna; and I knew he was at the palace when I left.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had seen him while I was in conversation with the baron; and he had, indeed, appeared to keep near me ostentatiously.
