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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 It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
administered
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From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
arms
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From this reading On the table beside her was a small packet sealed with the imperial arms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
beautifully
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From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading On the table beside her was a small packet sealed with the imperial arms.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
case
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From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
consequent
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From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
covering
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From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
dreamless
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From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
efficacious
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From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
Emperor
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From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
enraptured
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From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
evening
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From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
excitement
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From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
exhausted
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From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
fatigue
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From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
felt
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From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
gaze
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From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
hand
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From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the table beside her was a small packet sealed with the imperial arms.
HEROINE
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From this reading HEROINE WORSHIP.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
Hilda
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From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
imperial
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From this reading On the table beside her was a small packet sealed with the imperial arms.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
ivory
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From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
medallion
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From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
met
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From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
nearly
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From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
o'clock
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From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the table beside her was a small packet sealed with the imperial arms.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
opening
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From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
packet
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From this reading On the table beside her was a small packet sealed with the imperial arms.
painted
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From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
physician
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From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
portrait
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From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
previous
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From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
ready
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From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
remedy
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From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
removed
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From this reading She removed the covering; and opening the case beneath, a beautifully painted portrait of the Emperor on an ivory medallion met her enraptured gaze.
roused
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From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading On the table beside her was a small packet sealed with the imperial arms.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
slumber
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From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
small
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From this reading On the table beside her was a small packet sealed with the imperial arms.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
somewhat
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From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
table
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From this reading On the table beside her was a small packet sealed with the imperial arms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She still felt somewhat exhausted, but no physician could have administered a remedy so efficacious as the one she found ready to hand.
twelve
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From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nearly twelve o'clock before Hilda roused herself from a long and dreamless slumber, consequent upon the fatigue and excitement of the previous evening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the table beside her was a small packet sealed with the imperial arms.
WORSHIP
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From this reading HEROINE WORSHIP.
