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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 TERRIBLE WEDDING-NIGHT.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
anteroom
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From this reading The dauphin opened the door of the anteroom before the wedding chamber.
anticipation
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From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
archduchess
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From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
awaited
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From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The dauphin opened the door of the anteroom before the wedding chamber.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Noailles was seated by the gilded couch, which easily held the princess' frail and dainty body.
bravery
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From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
bride
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From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
brow
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From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lady Noailles was seated by the gilded couch, which easily held the princess' frail and dainty body.
chamber
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From this reading The dauphin opened the door of the anteroom before the wedding chamber.
couch
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From this reading Lady Noailles was seated by the gilded couch, which easily held the princess' frail and dainty body.
dainty
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From this reading Lady Noailles was seated by the gilded couch, which easily held the princess' frail and dainty body.
dauphin
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From this reading The dauphin opened the door of the anteroom before the wedding chamber.
disaster
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From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
dispositions
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From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
door
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From this reading The dauphin opened the door of the anteroom before the wedding chamber.
easily
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From this reading Lady Noailles was seated by the gilded couch, which easily held the princess' frail and dainty body.
expectation
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From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
foresee
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From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
frail
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From this reading Lady Noailles was seated by the gilded couch, which easily held the princess' frail and dainty body.
gilded
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From this reading Lady Noailles was seated by the gilded couch, which easily held the princess' frail and dainty body.
held
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From this reading Lady Noailles was seated by the gilded couch, which easily held the princess' frail and dainty body.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Noailles was seated by the gilded couch, which easily held the princess' frail and dainty body.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
menaced
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From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
more
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From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
nervous
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From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
Noailles
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From this reading Lady Noailles was seated by the gilded couch, which easily held the princess' frail and dainty body.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dauphin opened the door of the anteroom before the wedding chamber.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
opened
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From this reading The dauphin opened the door of the anteroom before the wedding chamber.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Lady Noailles was seated by the gilded couch, which easily held the princess' frail and dainty body.
seated
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From this reading Lady Noailles was seated by the gilded couch, which easily held the princess' frail and dainty body.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
some
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From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
sometimes
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From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
strange
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From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
sweet
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From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
TERRIBLEnounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A TERRIBLE WEDDING-NIGHT.
terrors
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From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dauphin opened the door of the anteroom before the wedding chamber.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
waiting
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From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
wedding
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From this reading The dauphin opened the door of the anteroom before the wedding chamber.
WEDDING-NIGHT
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From this reading A TERRIBLE WEDDING-NIGHT.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She seemed menaced with one of those terrors which nervous dispositions foresee and support sometimes with more bravery than if not awaited.
white
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From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
wrapper
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From this reading The archduchess was waiting, in a long white wrapper, with the strange anticipation on her brow, along with the sweet expectation of the bride, of some disaster.
