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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 Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
alarming
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From this reading Determining to avoid alarming the guests, if possible, D’Arbino first sought help in the antechamber.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading While Finello and his friend carried Fabio to an open window in the antechamber, the valet procured some iced water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
Andrea
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
antechamber
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From this reading Determining to avoid alarming the guests, if possible, D’Arbino first sought help in the antechamber.
any
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
assisting
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From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
atmosphere
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From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
avoid
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From this reading Determining to avoid alarming the guests, if possible, D’Arbino first sought help in the antechamber.
ballroom
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
carried
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From this reading While Finello and his friend carried Fabio to an open window in the antechamber, the valet procured some iced water.
Cavaliere
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From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
change
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From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
cloak
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From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
corridor
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
Count
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
D'Arbino
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
d'Ascoli
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
departure
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From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
Determining
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From this reading Determining to avoid alarming the guests, if possible, D’Arbino first sought help in the antechamber.
discovered
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
enough
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From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
Fabio
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
fainting
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From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
Finello
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From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Determining to avoid alarming the guests, if possible, D’Arbino first sought help in the antechamber.
floor
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
former
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From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
friend
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
friends
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From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
grand
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
guests
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From this reading Determining to avoid alarming the guests, if possible, D’Arbino first sought help in the antechamber.
hardly
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From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Determining to avoid alarming the guests, if possible, D’Arbino first sought help in the antechamber.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
iced
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From this reading While Finello and his friend carried Fabio to an open window in the antechamber, the valet procured some iced water.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Determining to avoid alarming the guests, if possible, D’Arbino first sought help in the antechamber.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
just
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From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
leading
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
living
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
lying
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
man
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From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
marquis's
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From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
near
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading While Finello and his friend carried Fabio to an open window in the antechamber, the valet procured some iced water.
palace
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
possible
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From this reading Determining to avoid alarming the guests, if possible, D’Arbino first sought help in the antechamber.
procured
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From this reading While Finello and his friend carried Fabio to an open window in the antechamber, the valet procured some iced water.
proved
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From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
put
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From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
remedy
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From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
resource
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
restore
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From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
rooms
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
searching
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
self
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From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
Signor
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
simple
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From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
some
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From this reading While Finello and his friend carried Fabio to an open window in the antechamber, the valet procured some iced water.
sought
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From this reading Determining to avoid alarming the guests, if possible, D’Arbino first sought help in the antechamber.
staircase
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
swoon
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
taking
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From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
there
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From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This simple remedy, and the change of atmosphere, proved enough to restore the fainting man to his senses, but hardly--as it seemed to his friends--to his former self.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
trying
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
vainly
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
valet
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From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
various
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From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
water
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From this reading While Finello and his friend carried Fabio to an open window in the antechamber, the valet procured some iced water.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Finello and his friend carried Fabio to an open window in the antechamber, the valet procured some iced water.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He found there the marquis’s valet, assisting the Cavaliere Finello (who was just taking his departure) to put on his cloak.
window
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From this reading While Finello and his friend carried Fabio to an open window in the antechamber, the valet procured some iced water.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Signor Andrea D’Arbino, searching vainly through the various rooms in the palace for Count Fabio d’Ascoli, and trying as a last resource, the corridor leading to the ballroom and grand staircase, discovered his friend lying on the floor in a swoon, without any living creature near him.
