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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 Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
abjured
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From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
Adelina
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
admirer
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her young friend, apparently, was an interesting study, and the studious mind prefers seclusion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
apparently
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From this reading Her young friend, apparently, was an interesting study, and the studious mind prefers seclusion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
authoress
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
Blumenthal
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From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
box
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From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
caught
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From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
chair
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From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
Cleopatra
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
curtain
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
entr'acte
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
evening
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From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
extremely
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From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
eye
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fan
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fell
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
friend
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From this reading Her young friend, apparently, was an interesting study, and the studious mind prefers seclusion.
fro
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From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
glimpse
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From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
house
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From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
interesting
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From this reading Her young friend, apparently, was an interesting study, and the studious mind prefers seclusion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
joined
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
Kursaal
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From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
leaning
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From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
letting
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listening
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From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
looking
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From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
Madame
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From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her young friend, apparently, was an interesting study, and the studious mind prefers seclusion.
moving
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From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
occupied
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
opera
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From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
Patti
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
perceived
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From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
person
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From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
prefers
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From this reading Her young friend, apparently, was an interesting study, and the studious mind prefers seclusion.
pretty
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From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
reappeared
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From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
rising
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
round
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
saw
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
seclusion
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From this reading Her young friend, apparently, was an interesting study, and the studious mind prefers seclusion.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
shoulder
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From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
singing
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
sitting
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slowly
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From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
stage
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From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
studious
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From this reading Her young friend, apparently, was an interesting study, and the studious mind prefers seclusion.
study
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From this reading Her young friend, apparently, was an interesting study, and the studious mind prefers seclusion.
talking
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From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame Blumenthal seemed, for the time, to have abjured the Kursaal, and I never caught a glimpse of her.
wander
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From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her young friend, apparently, was an interesting study, and the studious mind prefers seclusion.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She reappeared, however, at last, one evening at the opera, where from my chair I perceived her in a box, looking extremely pretty.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He was sitting a little behind her, leaning forward, looking over her shoulder and listening, while she, slowly moving her fan to and fro and letting her eye wander over the house, was apparently talking of this person and that.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Adelina Patti was singing, and after the rising of the curtain I was occupied with the stage; but on looking round when it fell for the _entr'acte_, I saw that the authoress of "Cleopatra" had been joined by her young admirer.
young
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From this reading Her young friend, apparently, was an interesting study, and the studious mind prefers seclusion.
