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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 He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
all
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From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
amused
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From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
bade
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
beauty
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
better
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
built
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From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
cannot
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From this reading You cannot mistake it.
certain
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From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
conduct
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From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
Cousin
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From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
dome-like
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From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
down
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From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
dressed
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
drinking
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From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
few
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
find
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From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
gave
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From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
health
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From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
hesitation
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From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
indifferent
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From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
inquire
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
instant
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
kind
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From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
lady
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
lose
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From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
mistake
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From this reading You cannot mistake it.
moments
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
newly
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From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
other's
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From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
prince
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From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
promise
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From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
refusing
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From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
returning
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
richly
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
said
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From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
sat
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From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
sorts
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From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
spot
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From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
table
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From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
talking
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From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
then
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
things
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From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
three
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From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
tomb
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From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
vanished
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
wait
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From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all three sat down to table and amused ourselves with talking of all sorts of indifferent things, and with drinking each other's health.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He then bade me wait an instant, and vanished, returning in a few moments with a richly dressed lady of great beauty, but as he did not tell me her name, I thought it was better not to inquire.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Of course I did not dream of refusing him anything he asked, and gave the promise without the least hesitation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suddenly the prince said to me, "Cousin, we have no time to lose; be so kind as to conduct this lady to a certain spot, where you will find a dome-like tomb, newly built.
