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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 They took their places in a proscenium box, of which the lattices were half raised.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Madame de Fersen arrived about nine o'clock, with her husband and the Duchess of ----.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
arrived
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From this reading Madame de Fersen arrived about nine o'clock, with her husband and the Duchess of ----.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
BEAR
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From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
bow
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From this reading Catherine saw me, and gave me a gracious bow.
box
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From this reading They took their places in a proscenium box, of which the lattices were half raised.
Brunet
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From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
Catherine
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From this reading Catherine saw me, and gave me a gracious bow.
Constantinople
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From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
de
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From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
Duchess
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From this reading Madame de Fersen arrived about nine o'clock, with her husband and the Duchess of ----.
eager
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From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
evening
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From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
Fersen
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From this reading Madame de Fersen arrived about nine o'clock, with her husband and the Duchess of ----.
Fersen's
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From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
gave
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From this reading Catherine saw me, and gave me a gracious bow.
giving
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From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
gracious
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From this reading Catherine saw me, and gave me a gracious bow.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took their places in a proscenium box, of which the lattices were half raised.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Fersen arrived about nine o'clock, with her husband and the Duchess of ----.
husband
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From this reading Madame de Fersen arrived about nine o'clock, with her husband and the Duchess of ----.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They took their places in a proscenium box, of which the lattices were half raised.
lattices
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From this reading They took their places in a proscenium box, of which the lattices were half raised.
M
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From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
Madame
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From this reading Madame de Fersen arrived about nine o'clock, with her husband and the Duchess of ----.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Catherine saw me, and gave me a gracious bow.
most
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From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
nine
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From this reading Madame de Fersen arrived about nine o'clock, with her husband and the Duchess of ----.
o'clock
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From this reading Madame de Fersen arrived about nine o'clock, with her husband and the Duchess of ----.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
other
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From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
PACHA
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From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
places
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From this reading They took their places in a proscenium box, of which the lattices were half raised.
playing
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From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
plays
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From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
proscenium
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From this reading They took their places in a proscenium box, of which the lattices were half raised.
raised
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From this reading They took their places in a proscenium box, of which the lattices were half raised.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
saw
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From this reading Catherine saw me, and gave me a gracious bow.
Schaabaham
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From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
see
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From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
success
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From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
taken
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From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They took their places in a proscenium box, of which the lattices were half raised.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took their places in a proscenium box, of which the lattices were half raised.
triumphs
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From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
Variétés
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From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE BEAR AND THE PACHA Among other plays at the Variétés that evening, they were giving "The Bear and the Pacha."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They took their places in a proscenium box, of which the lattices were half raised.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This was one of M. de Fersen's triumphs at Constantinople, where he had taken, with great success, the part of Schaabaham, and he was most eager to see Brunet playing the same part.
