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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 A CATASTROPHE.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
acquaintance
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From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
all
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
apartments
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From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
approached
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From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
attendant
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
avoided
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
bartizan
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
biped
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
boy
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From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
boy-husband
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
came
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
cared
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From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
castle-yard
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
CATASTROPHE
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From this reading A CATASTROPHE.
child
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
companion
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
consequently
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
courteously
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From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
cultivate
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From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
daily
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
day
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
days
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From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
duchess
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
Duke
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
elder
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
evinced
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
favourite
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
feathered
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
fly
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
frequently
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
gentleness
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
good-humoured
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From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
hanging
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
happy
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From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
hawk
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
incarnation
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
Louise
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
love
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
Marie
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
met
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
mother
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
own
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From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
perceiving
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
playing
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
plumed
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
prisoner
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From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
promenaded
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
saluted
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From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
saw
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From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
sister
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
spoke
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From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
studiously
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
sweetness
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
there
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
Three
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From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
tower-head
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
toying
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
urged
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
very
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From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
view
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
watchdog
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From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Three days passed over, during which my fair prisoner remained in her apartments and I saw nothing of her.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little Duke, however, I met frequently, playing with the watchdog in the castle-yard, or with a hawk which was his favourite companion, and which, from the tower-head, he plumed and urged to fly at every feathered biped that came in view.
withal
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From this reading He seemed a good-humoured, happy little boy, and handsome withal; but as he never approached me, and I--for my own reasons--cared not to cultivate his acquaintance, we never spoke, though he saluted me very courteously whenever we passed.
witnessed
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From this reading On the fourth day Marie Louise came to the bartizan with her attendant; and on perceiving that I studiously avoided her, she promenaded there daily, and consequently I daily witnessed the little boy-husband toying with her, and hanging about 'his duchess,' for whom he evinced all the love of a child for a mother or for an elder sister; for Marie Louise was an incarnation of all gentleness and sweetness.
