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afraid
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From this reading I am afraid to recall what I have promised to M. de Brévannes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am so troubled at this meeting, that I can scarcely collect my thoughts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
attributed
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
ball
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What, then, can be this man's power?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
BLACK
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
BOOK
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
Brévannes
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I am so troubled at this meeting, that I can scarcely collect my thoughts.
cause
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From this reading I have given him cause to suspect, perhaps......
collect
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From this reading "I am so troubled at this meeting, that I can scarcely collect my thoughts.
days
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
de
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
following
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
given
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From this reading I have given him cause to suspect, perhaps......
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
Hansfeld
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am afraid to recall what I have promised to M. de Brévannes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have given him cause to suspect, perhaps......
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am so troubled at this meeting, that I can scarcely collect my thoughts.
interview
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
Iris
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
lines
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
M
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From this reading I am afraid to recall what I have promised to M. de Brévannes.
Madame
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
man's
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From this reading "What, then, can be this man's power?
meeting
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From this reading "I am so troubled at this meeting, that I can scarcely collect my thoughts.
Morville
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am so troubled at this meeting, that I can scarcely collect my thoughts.
Opera
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
perhaps
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From this reading I have given him cause to suspect, perhaps......
power
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From this reading "What, then, can be this man's power?
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
promised
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
read
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
recall
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From this reading I am afraid to recall what I have promised to M. de Brévannes.
scarcely
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From this reading "I am so troubled at this meeting, that I can scarcely collect my thoughts.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am so troubled at this meeting, that I can scarcely collect my thoughts.
suspect
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From this reading I have given him cause to suspect, perhaps......
taken
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I am so troubled at this meeting, that I can scarcely collect my thoughts.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
then
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From this reading "What, then, can be this man's power?
therein
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I am so troubled at this meeting, that I can scarcely collect my thoughts.
thoughts
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From this reading "I am so troubled at this meeting, that I can scarcely collect my thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
troubled
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From this reading "I am so troubled at this meeting, that I can scarcely collect my thoughts.
Two
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From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I am afraid to recall what I have promised to M. de Brévannes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE BLACK BOOK Two days after the last interview between Madame de Hansfeld and De Morville at the Opera ball, Iris had again taken, as she promised, the _Black Book_ to De Brévannes, who read therein the following lines, which, as before, he attributed to the princess:--
