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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 Nor was she disappointed, for Jeanne, who was watching for her, acknowledged her with a bow and by kissing her hand.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
acknowledged
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From this reading Nor was she disappointed, for Jeanne, who was watching for her, acknowledged her with a bow and by kissing her hand.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
all
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From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
attention
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From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
attract
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From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
balcony
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From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
bow
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From this reading Nor was she disappointed, for Jeanne, who was watching for her, acknowledged her with a bow and by kissing her hand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nor was she disappointed, for Jeanne, who was watching for her, acknowledged her with a bow and by kissing her hand.
Cagliostro
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From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
circumspection
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From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
days
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From this reading This went on for two days.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
disappointed
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From this reading Nor was she disappointed, for Jeanne, who was watching for her, acknowledged her with a bow and by kissing her hand.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
feel
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From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
friends
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From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
gone
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From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
greatest
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From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
hand
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From this reading Nor was she disappointed, for Jeanne, who was watching for her, acknowledged her with a bow and by kissing her hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
hoped
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From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
hoping
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From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
intercourse
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From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
Jeanne
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From this reading Nor was she disappointed, for Jeanne, who was watching for her, acknowledged her with a bow and by kissing her hand.
kissing
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From this reading Nor was she disappointed, for Jeanne, who was watching for her, acknowledged her with a bow and by kissing her hand.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
neighbor
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From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
NEIGHBORS
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From this reading THE TWO NEIGHBORS.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was she disappointed, for Jeanne, who was watching for her, acknowledged her with a bow and by kissing her hand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
obey
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From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This went on for two days.
opposite
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From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
promised
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From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
recommended
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From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
relinquish
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From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
sooner
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From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO NEIGHBORS.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This went on for two days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
TWO
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From this reading THE TWO NEIGHBORS.
using
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From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She, however, promised to obey him; but he was no sooner gone than she returned to her balcony, hoping to attract her attention again.
watching
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From this reading Nor was she disappointed, for Jeanne, who was watching for her, acknowledged her with a bow and by kissing her hand.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This went on for two days.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nor was she disappointed, for Jeanne, who was watching for her, acknowledged her with a bow and by kissing her hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cagliostro recommended her using the greatest circumspection, and, above all, not to make friends with her neighbors; but she did not feel disposed to relinquish the intercourse which she hoped for with her fair neighbor opposite.
