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alarm
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From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
any
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From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
arrest
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
attempt
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From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
Baron
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
bitter
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From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
blow
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From this reading Who had dealt the blow, and for what object?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with Minna it was very different.
chagrin
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From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
consequences
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From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
dealt
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From this reading Who had dealt the blow, and for what object?
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
development
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From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But with Minna it was very different.
ENEMY
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From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
exasperation
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From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
genuine
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From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
Gramberg
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Who had dealt the blow, and for what object?
Heckscher
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
hopeless
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From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
impersonation
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
knew
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
law
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
liable
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
mingled
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From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
Minna
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From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
motion
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
new
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From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
object
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From this reading Who had dealt the blow, and for what object?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
OLD
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From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
once
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From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
Prince
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
prosecution
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
rendered
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
resistance
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From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
said
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
saw
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From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
set
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
very
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From this reading But with Minna it was very different.
von
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From this reading I knew that I had rendered myself liable to arrest and prosecution for my impersonation of the Prince von Gramberg, although, despite what Baron Heckscher had said, I could not understand who would attempt to set the law in motion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Who had dealt the blow, and for what object?
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who had dealt the blow, and for what object?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My first feeling was one of bitter chagrin and exasperation, mingled with genuine alarm for the consequences to Minna.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AN OLD ENEMY I saw at once it would be hopeless to attempt any resistance to this new development.
