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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 Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
admirable
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From this reading Had this been the sum of his duties, he had been an admirable monarch.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Lady after lady was impartially honoured by his attention.
airy
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From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
announce
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
ante-room
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From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
apartment
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
arrival
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
attention
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From this reading Lady after lady was impartially honoured by his attention.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had this been the sum of his duties, he had been an admirable monarch.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
bent
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From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
bestowing
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
called
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From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
collecting
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
comforted
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From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
compliments
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
curtains
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From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
difficult
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From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
dignity
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From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
door
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
duties
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From this reading Had this been the sum of his duties, he had been an admirable monarch.
entered
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From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
enterprise
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From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
exaggeration
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From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
exit
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
exploits
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From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
few
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
friendly
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
grace
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
Greatly
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From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
Grünewald
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had this been the sum of his duties, he had been an admirable monarch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
homage
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
honour
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
honoured
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From this reading Lady after lady was impartially honoured by his attention.
impartially
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From this reading Lady after lady was impartially honoured by his attention.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
knew
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
ladies
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
Lady
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From this reading Lady after lady was impartially honoured by his attention.
made
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
maid
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
mincing
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From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
monarch
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From this reading Had this been the sum of his duties, he had been an admirable monarch.
more
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From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
moved
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
Otto
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
persons
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
popular
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
Prince
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From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
Princess's
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From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
principally
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
room
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From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
rose
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From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
round
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
side
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
societies
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
sum
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From this reading Had this been the sum of his duties, he had been an admirable monarch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
There
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had this been the sum of his duties, he had been an admirable monarch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
turned
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From this reading Greatly comforted by the exploits of the morning, the Prince turned towards the Princess’s ante-room, bent on a more difficult enterprise.
usher
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From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
usual
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From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
waiting
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From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There were about a score of persons waiting, principally ladies; it was one of the few societies in Grünewald where Otto knew himself to be popular; and while a maid of honour made her exit by a side door to announce his arrival to the Princess, he moved round the apartment, collecting homage and bestowing compliments with friendly grace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The curtains rose before him, the usher called his name, and he entered the room with an exaggeration of his usual mincing and airy dignity.
