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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 COUNSEL OF EXPEDIENCY.
accomplished
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
adequate
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
all
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The foundation of the family and Castle of Sagan was said to belong to the period of the Frankish incursions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
attempt
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
away
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
barbaric
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
belong
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From this reading The foundation of the family and Castle of Sagan was said to belong to the period of the Frankish incursions.
betrayed
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
bulk
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
Castle
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From this reading The foundation of the family and Castle of Sagan was said to belong to the period of the Frankish incursions.
chatelaine
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
coming
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
corners
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
COUNSEL
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From this reading A COUNSEL OF EXPEDIENCY.
Count
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
dark
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
dimmest
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
doors
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
due
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
efforts
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
Europe
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
existed
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
EXPEDIENCY
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From this reading A COUNSEL OF EXPEDIENCY.
family
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From this reading The foundation of the family and Castle of Sagan was said to belong to the period of the Frankish incursions.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
foundation
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From this reading The foundation of the family and Castle of Sagan was said to belong to the period of the Frankish incursions.
Frankish
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From this reading The foundation of the family and Castle of Sagan was said to belong to the period of the Frankish incursions.
gave
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
huge
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
improved
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
incursions
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From this reading The foundation of the family and Castle of Sagan was said to belong to the period of the Frankish incursions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
joker
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
lighting
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
means
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
mediaeval
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
most
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
nervous
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A COUNSEL OF EXPEDIENCY.
older
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
once
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
paid
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
passages
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
perfect
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
period
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From this reading The foundation of the family and Castle of Sagan was said to belong to the period of the Frankish incursions.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
portion
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
recesses
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
relic
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
remarked
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
restored
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
round
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
Sagan
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From this reading The foundation of the family and Castle of Sagan was said to belong to the period of the Frankish incursions.
said
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From this reading The foundation of the family and Castle of Sagan was said to belong to the period of the Frankish incursions.
Simon
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
Some
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
steps
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The foundation of the family and Castle of Sagan was said to belong to the period of the Frankish incursions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The foundation of the family and Castle of Sagan was said to belong to the period of the Frankish incursions.
tortuous
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
tradition
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
Treacherous
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
true
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From this reading However true this tradition of Sagan might be, the Castle itself was mediaeval, and, though it had been added to and restored, dark and tortuous passages still existed in the older portion of its huge bulk, and could by no means be improved away.
undreamed-of
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
unwary
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The foundation of the family and Castle of Sagan was said to belong to the period of the Frankish incursions.
waylaid
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From this reading Treacherous steps waylaid and betrayed the unwary foot; undreamed-of doors gave upon their dimmest corners, and not all the efforts of the nervous chatelaine ever accomplished the adequate lighting of their recesses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
wit
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From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some one had once remarked that Count Simon himself was the most perfect relic of the barbaric period to be found in Europe, which, coming round in due time to Count Simon, the joker paid with his life for his poor attempt at wit.
