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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 It was a personal message from the Emperor that fourteen years later recalled to him this curious circumstance.
absolutely
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afterward
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also
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Was this rebuke studied and intentional?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I can't be absolutely sure of it because of modifying doubts created afterward by one or two circumstances.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I can't be absolutely sure of it because of modifying doubts created afterward by one or two circumstances.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
breakfast
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't know, but I regarded it in that way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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can't
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circumstance
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From this reading It was a personal message from the Emperor that fourteen years later recalled to him this curious circumstance.
circumstances
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From this reading I can't be absolutely sure of it because of modifying doubts created afterward by one or two circumstances.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
created
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curious
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From this reading It was a personal message from the Emperor that fourteen years later recalled to him this curious circumstance.
don't
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From this reading I don't know, but I regarded it in that way.
doubts
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Dowager
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
Emperor
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From this reading It was a personal message from the Emperor that fourteen years later recalled to him this curious circumstance.
Empress
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
example
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
fourteen
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From this reading It was a personal message from the Emperor that fourteen years later recalled to him this curious circumstance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
General
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a personal message from the Emperor that fourteen years later recalled to him this curious circumstance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't know, but I regarded it in that way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't know, but I regarded it in that way.
intentional
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From this reading “Was this rebuke studied and intentional?
invited
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't know, but I regarded it in that way.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know, but I regarded it in that way.
ladies
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
later
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From this reading It was a personal message from the Emperor that fourteen years later recalled to him this curious circumstance.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
message
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From this reading It was a personal message from the Emperor that fourteen years later recalled to him this curious circumstance.
modifying
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From this reading I can't be absolutely sure of it because of modifying doubts created afterward by one or two circumstances.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I can't be absolutely sure of it because of modifying doubts created afterward by one or two circumstances.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I can't be absolutely sure of it because of modifying doubts created afterward by one or two circumstances.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I can't be absolutely sure of it because of modifying doubts created afterward by one or two circumstances.
palace
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
personal
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From this reading It was a personal message from the Emperor that fourteen years later recalled to him this curious circumstance.
read
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
rebuke
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From this reading “Was this rebuke studied and intentional?
recalled
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From this reading It was a personal message from the Emperor that fourteen years later recalled to him this curious circumstance.
regarded
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From this reading I don't know, but I regarded it in that way.
reigning
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
sent
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
studied
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From this reading “Was this rebuke studied and intentional?
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can't be absolutely sure of it because of modifying doubts created afterward by one or two circumstances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't know, but I regarded it in that way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Was this rebuke studied and intentional?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
two
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From this reading I can't be absolutely sure of it because of modifying doubts created afterward by one or two circumstances.
Versen
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
von
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From this reading For example: the Empress Dowager invited me to her palace, and the reigning Empress invited me to breakfast, and also sent for General von Versen to come to her palace and read to her and her ladies from my books.”
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was this rebuke studied and intentional?
way
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From this reading I don't know, but I regarded it in that way.
years
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From this reading It was a personal message from the Emperor that fourteen years later recalled to him this curious circumstance.
