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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 At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
admission
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From this reading At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
answer
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
apartments
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
awake
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
bedroom
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From this reading Catharine was not in her bedroom; but she had left orders that if her son came he was to wait for her.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
came
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From this reading Catharine was not in her bedroom; but she had left orders that if her son came he was to wait for her.
carried
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From this reading At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
Catharine
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From this reading Catharine was not in her bedroom; but she had left orders that if her son came he was to wait for her.
chemistry
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From this reading At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
closet
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From this reading At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
d'Alençon
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
dawn
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
Day
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
days
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From this reading Three days had elapsed since the events we have just related.
Duc
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
elapsed
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From this reading Three days had elapsed since the events we have just related.
end
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From this reading At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
entered
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
events
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From this reading Three days had elapsed since the events we have just related.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
experiments
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From this reading At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
few
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From this reading At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Catharine was not in her bedroom; but she had left orders that if her son came he was to wait for her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three days had elapsed since the events we have just related.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Three days had elapsed since the events we have just related.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Catharine was not in her bedroom; but she had left orders that if her son came he was to wait for her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
HUNTING
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From this reading THE TREATISE ON HUNTING.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Catharine was not in her bedroom; but she had left orders that if her son came he was to wait for her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
invitation
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
just
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From this reading Three days had elapsed since the events we have just related.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catharine was not in her bedroom; but she had left orders that if her son came he was to wait for her.
Louvre
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
minutes
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From this reading At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
mother
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Catharine was not in her bedroom; but she had left orders that if her son came he was to wait for her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE TREATISE ON HUNTING.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
orders
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From this reading Catharine was not in her bedroom; but she had left orders that if her son came he was to wait for her.
out
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From this reading At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
private
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From this reading At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
queen
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
received
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
related
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From this reading Three days had elapsed since the events we have just related.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Catharine was not in her bedroom; but she had left orders that if her son came he was to wait for her.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Three days had elapsed since the events we have just related.
son
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From this reading Catharine was not in her bedroom; but she had left orders that if her son came he was to wait for her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Catharine was not in her bedroom; but she had left orders that if her son came he was to wait for her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TREATISE ON HUNTING.
Three
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From this reading Three days had elapsed since the events we have just related.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
TREATISE
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From this reading THE TREATISE ON HUNTING.
up
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
usual
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From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
wait
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From this reading Catharine was not in her bedroom; but she had left orders that if her son came he was to wait for her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Three days had elapsed since the events we have just related.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Day was beginning to dawn, but every one was already up and awake at the Louvre as usual on hunting days, when the Duc d'Alençon entered the apartments of the queen mother in answer to the invitation he had received.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the end of a few minutes she came out of a private closet, to which no one but herself had admission, and in which she carried on her experiments in chemistry.
