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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 And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
Arthur
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From this reading 'M. Arthur, come hither,' said she.
attain
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beautiful
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
beaver
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From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
blue
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
brave
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
brilliant
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From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
career
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
chair
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'M. Arthur, come hither,' said she.
confident
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From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
conscious
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From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
coquettishly
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
distinction
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
doorway
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
drooped
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From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
essay
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
fallen
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
fan
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
favourite
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From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
feather
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From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
feathers
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
fellow
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
foes
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
fought
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
friend
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
gorgeous
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
hangings
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
Happily
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
hat
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From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading 'M. Arthur, come hither,' said she.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
irresolutely
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From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
king
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
ladies
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
lived
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
loiter
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
Louis
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
M
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From this reading 'M. Arthur, come hither,' said she.
MADAME
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From this reading MADAME OPENS THE TRENCHES.
made
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
minute
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
now
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From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
OPENS
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From this reading MADAME OPENS THE TRENCHES.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
plausible
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
playing
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
rapier
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
said
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From this reading 'M. Arthur, come hither,' said she.
sat
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
self-possessed
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From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
sharp
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'M. Arthur, come hither,' said she.
silver
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From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
somewhat
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From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
standard
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MADAME OPENS THE TRENCHES.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
tolerably
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
TRENCHES
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From this reading MADAME OPENS THE TRENCHES.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
wherein
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From this reading Happily for me, I lived in a time, and had before me a career, wherein every brave and handsome fellow could attain fortune and distinction, if he made the essay with a tolerably plausible tongue and a sharp rapier--the tongue for the ladies; the rapier for the foes of the standard he fought under.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And for a minute I continued to loiter between the doorway over which the gorgeous hangings of blue and silver had fallen, and the chair in which sat the beautiful friend of king Louis, playing coquettishly with her fan of feathers.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, while conscious of this, I stood irresolutely, playing with the somewhat worn feather that drooped from my beaver hat--I was now entirely alone with this brilliant, self-possessed and confident favourite of the king.
