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allowing
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
almost
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From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
any
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From this reading This delay was not produced by any change in his resolution to go to the Melani Palace.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
assembling
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
ball
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His determination to be present at the ball remained unshaken; and yet, at the last moment, he lingered and lingered on, without knowing why.
black
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This delay was not produced by any change in his resolution to go to the Melani Palace.
change
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From this reading This delay was not produced by any change in his resolution to go to the Melani Palace.
charm
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From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
delay
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From this reading This delay was not produced by any change in his resolution to go to the Melani Palace.
determination
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From this reading His determination to be present at the ball remained unshaken; and yet, at the last moment, he lingered and lingered on, without knowing why.
died
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From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
domino
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
dressing-table
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
empty
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From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
Fabio
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
go
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From this reading This delay was not produced by any change in his resolution to go to the Melani Palace.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His determination to be present at the ball remained unshaken; and yet, at the last moment, he lingered and lingered on, without knowing why.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some strange influence seemed to be keeping him within the walls of his lonely home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
home
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From this reading Some strange influence seemed to be keeping him within the walls of his lonely home.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
influence
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From this reading Some strange influence seemed to be keeping him within the walls of his lonely home.
invitations
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
keeping
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From this reading Some strange influence seemed to be keeping him within the walls of his lonely home.
knowing
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From this reading His determination to be present at the ball remained unshaken; and yet, at the last moment, he lingered and lingered on, without knowing why.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His determination to be present at the ball remained unshaken; and yet, at the last moment, he lingered and lingered on, without knowing why.
lie
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
lingered
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From this reading His determination to be present at the ball remained unshaken; and yet, at the last moment, he lingered and lingered on, without knowing why.
lingering
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
lonely
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From this reading Some strange influence seemed to be keeping him within the walls of his lonely home.
lost
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From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
masked
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
Melani
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From this reading This delay was not produced by any change in his resolution to go to the Melani Palace.
mistress
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From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
moment
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From this reading His determination to be present at the ball remained unshaken; and yet, at the last moment, he lingered and lingered on, without knowing why.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
night
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This delay was not produced by any change in his resolution to go to the Melani Palace.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
palace
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
present
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From this reading His determination to be present at the ball remained unshaken; and yet, at the last moment, he lingered and lingered on, without knowing why.
produced
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From this reading This delay was not produced by any change in his resolution to go to the Melani Palace.
recovered
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From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His determination to be present at the ball remained unshaken; and yet, at the last moment, he lingered and lingered on, without knowing why.
resolution
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From this reading This delay was not produced by any change in his resolution to go to the Melani Palace.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some strange influence seemed to be keeping him within the walls of his lonely home.
silent
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From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
Some
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From this reading Some strange influence seemed to be keeping him within the walls of his lonely home.
specified
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
strange
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From this reading Some strange influence seemed to be keeping him within the walls of his lonely home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This delay was not produced by any change in his resolution to go to the Melani Palace.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
unheedednounUS /ˈunheeded/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
unshaken
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From this reading His determination to be present at the ball remained unshaken; and yet, at the last moment, he lingered and lingered on, without knowing why.
untouched
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From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
walls
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From this reading Some strange influence seemed to be keeping him within the walls of his lonely home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next night, at the time of assembling specified in the invitations to the masked ball, Fabio was still lingering in his palace, and still allowing the black domino to lie untouched and unheeded on his dressing-table.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was as if the great, empty, silent palace had almost recovered on that night the charm which it had lost when its mistress died.
why
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From this reading His determination to be present at the ball remained unshaken; and yet, at the last moment, he lingered and lingered on, without knowing why.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Some strange influence seemed to be keeping him within the walls of his lonely home.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading His determination to be present at the ball remained unshaken; and yet, at the last moment, he lingered and lingered on, without knowing why.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading His determination to be present at the ball remained unshaken; and yet, at the last moment, he lingered and lingered on, without knowing why.
