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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 Whatever else should come of this adventure, it was her firm design to pay a visit to the Princess.
adventure
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From this reading Whatever else should come of this adventure, it was her firm design to pay a visit to the Princess.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
appear
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From this reading And before that woman, so little beloved, the Countess would appear at no disadvantage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And before that woman, so little beloved, the Countess would appear at no disadvantage.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And before that woman, so little beloved, the Countess would appear at no disadvantage.
beloved
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From this reading And before that woman, so little beloved, the Countess would appear at no disadvantage.
captain's
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From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever else should come of this adventure, it was her firm design to pay a visit to the Princess.
Countess
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From this reading And before that woman, so little beloved, the Countess would appear at no disadvantage.
design
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From this reading Whatever else should come of this adventure, it was her firm design to pay a visit to the Princess.
disadvantage
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From this reading And before that woman, so little beloved, the Countess would appear at no disadvantage.
dowdies
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From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
else
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From this reading Whatever else should come of this adventure, it was her firm design to pay a visit to the Princess.
eye
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From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
Fabian
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From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
finery
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From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
firm
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From this reading Whatever else should come of this adventure, it was her firm design to pay a visit to the Princess.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
forth
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From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
hang
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From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
helplessness
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From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
hours
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From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
impulsenounUS /ˈɪmpʌls/
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
INFORMS
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From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And before that woman, so little beloved, the Countess would appear at no disadvantage.
Madame
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From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
matters
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From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
minutes
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From this reading It was the work of minutes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And before that woman, so little beloved, the Countess would appear at no disadvantage.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
own
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From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
pay
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From this reading Whatever else should come of this adventure, it was her firm design to pay a visit to the Princess.
PRINCE
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From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Whatever else should come of this adventure, it was her firm design to pay a visit to the Princess.
return
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From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
revise
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From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
Rosen
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From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Whatever else should come of this adventure, it was her firm design to pay a visit to the Princess.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And before that woman, so little beloved, the Countess would appear at no disadvantage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And before that woman, so little beloved, the Countess would appear at no disadvantage.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whatever else should come of this adventure, it was her firm design to pay a visit to the Princess.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
toilette
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From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
villa
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From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
visit
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From this reading Whatever else should come of this adventure, it was her firm design to pay a visit to the Princess.
von
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From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHE INFORMS THE PRINCE It was the first impulse of Madame von Rosen to return to her own villa and revise her toilette.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever else should come of this adventure, it was her firm design to pay a visit to the Princess.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
woman
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From this reading And before that woman, so little beloved, the Countess would appear at no disadvantage.
work
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From this reading It was the work of minutes.
world
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From this reading Von Rosen had the captain’s eye in matters of the toilette; she was none of those who hang in Fabian helplessness among their finery and, after hours, come forth upon the world as dowdies.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And before that woman, so little beloved, the Countess would appear at no disadvantage.
