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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 SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was a large and very high apartment; books all about the walls, papers on the table, papers on the floor; here and there a picture, somewhat scant of drapery; a great fire glowing and flaming in the blue tiled hearth; and the daylight streaming through a cupola above.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was a large and very high apartment; books all about the walls, papers on the table, papers on the floor; here and there a picture, somewhat scant of drapery; a great fire glowing and flaming in the blue tiled hearth; and the daylight streaming through a cupola above.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She swept downstairs and out across the garden, a black mantilla thrown over her head, and the long train of her black velvet dress ruthlessly sweeping in the dirt.
affairs
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From this reading At the other end of that long garden, and back to back with the villa of the Countess, stood the large mansion where the Prime Minister transacted his affairs and pleasures.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She swept downstairs and out across the garden, a black mantilla thrown over her head, and the long train of her black velvet dress ruthlessly sweeping in the dirt.
apartment
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AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
back
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BARON
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From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
BEGUILES
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From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
black
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blue
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading It was a large and very high apartment; books all about the walls, papers on the table, papers on the floor; here and there a picture, somewhat scant of drapery; a great fire glowing and flaming in the blue tiled hearth; and the daylight streaming through a cupola above.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
canons
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Countess
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cupola
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daylight
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decency
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dirt
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distance
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From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
door
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downstairs
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drapery
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dress
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easy
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From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
end
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enough
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From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
entered
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From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
fire
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flaming
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flight
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floor
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
garden
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glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a large and very high apartment; books all about the walls, papers on the table, papers on the floor; here and there a picture, somewhat scant of drapery; a great fire glowing and flaming in the blue tiled hearth; and the daylight streaming through a cupola above.
Gondremark's
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From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a large and very high apartment; books all about the walls, papers on the table, papers on the floor; here and there a picture, somewhat scant of drapery; a great fire glowing and flaming in the blue tiled hearth; and the daylight streaming through a cupola above.
head
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hearth
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She swept downstairs and out across the garden, a black mantilla thrown over her head, and the long train of her black velvet dress ruthlessly sweeping in the dirt.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a large and very high apartment; books all about the walls, papers on the table, papers on the floor; here and there a picture, somewhat scant of drapery; a great fire glowing and flaming in the blue tiled hearth; and the daylight streaming through a cupola above.
high
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the other end of that long garden, and back to back with the villa of the Countess, stood the large mansion where the Prime Minister transacted his affairs and pleasures.
hour
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From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a large and very high apartment; books all about the walls, papers on the table, papers on the floor; here and there a picture, somewhat scant of drapery; a great fire glowing and flaming in the blue tiled hearth; and the daylight streaming through a cupola above.
key
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large
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From this reading At the other end of that long garden, and back to back with the villa of the Countess, stood the large mansion where the Prime Minister transacted his affairs and pleasures.
late
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From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She swept downstairs and out across the garden, a black mantilla thrown over her head, and the long train of her black velvet dress ruthlessly sweeping in the dirt.
Madame
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mansion
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mantilla
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Minister
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Mittwalden
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more
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mounted
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She swept downstairs and out across the garden, a black mantilla thrown over her head, and the long train of her black velvet dress ruthlessly sweeping in the dirt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
opened
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From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
other
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From this reading At the other end of that long garden, and back to back with the villa of the Countess, stood the large mansion where the Prime Minister transacted his affairs and pleasures.
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She swept downstairs and out across the garden, a black mantilla thrown over her head, and the long train of her black velvet dress ruthlessly sweeping in the dirt.
papers
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picture
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pleasures
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Prime
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Rosen
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ruthlessly
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scant
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SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
somewhat
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stairs
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stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the other end of that long garden, and back to back with the villa of the Countess, stood the large mansion where the Prime Minister transacted his affairs and pleasures.
streaming
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study
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sufficiently
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sweeping
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swept
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swiftly
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From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
table
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the other end of that long garden, and back to back with the villa of the Countess, stood the large mansion where the Prime Minister transacted his affairs and pleasures.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
there
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
three
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a large and very high apartment; books all about the walls, papers on the table, papers on the floor; here and there a picture, somewhat scant of drapery; a great fire glowing and flaming in the blue tiled hearth; and the daylight streaming through a cupola above.
thrown
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tiled
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
train
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transacted
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traversed
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unceremoniously
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velvet
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very
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villa
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von
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walls
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At the other end of that long garden, and back to back with the villa of the Countess, stood the large mansion where the Prime Minister transacted his affairs and pleasures.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This distance, which was enough for decency by the easy canons of Mittwalden, the Countess swiftly traversed, opened a little door with a key, mounted a flight of stairs, and entered unceremoniously into Gondremark’s study.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the other end of that long garden, and back to back with the villa of the Countess, stood the large mansion where the Prime Minister transacted his affairs and pleasures.
world
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From this reading SHE BEGUILES THE BARON At a sufficiently late hour, or to be more exact, at three in the afternoon, Madame von Rosen issued on the world.
