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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 "What right have you to imprison him--the accredited representative of a Foreign Power?"
accredited
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From this reading "What right have you to imprison him--the accredited representative of a Foreign Power?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "At the suit of his Excellency the Chancellor," they said in explanation, and hurried him away without another word.
arms
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At the suit of his Excellency the Chancellor," they said in explanation, and hurried him away without another word.
away
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From this reading "At the suit of his Excellency the Chancellor," they said in explanation, and hurried him away without another word.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
Carlos
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
Chancellor
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From this reading "At the suit of his Excellency the Chancellor," they said in explanation, and hurried him away without another word.
constables
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
dare
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From this reading "How dare you?" she shrieked to Don Pedro.
dinner
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
Don
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
dragged
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
dress
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
Empress
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From this reading The Empress was furious.
Excellency
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From this reading "At the suit of his Excellency the Chancellor," they said in explanation, and hurried him away without another word.
explanation
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From this reading "At the suit of his Excellency the Chancellor," they said in explanation, and hurried him away without another word.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
Foreign
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From this reading "What right have you to imprison him--the accredited representative of a Foreign Power?"
furious
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From this reading The Empress was furious.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
handcuffed
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What right have you to imprison him--the accredited representative of a Foreign Power?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
home
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
hour
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
How
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From this reading "How dare you?" she shrieked to Don Pedro.
hurried
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From this reading "At the suit of his Excellency the Chancellor," they said in explanation, and hurried him away without another word.
Imperial
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
imprison
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From this reading "What right have you to imprison him--the accredited representative of a Foreign Power?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "At the suit of his Excellency the Chancellor," they said in explanation, and hurried him away without another word.
later
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
off
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
out
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
Palace
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
passing
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
Pedro
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From this reading "How dare you?" she shrieked to Don Pedro.
Power
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From this reading "What right have you to imprison him--the accredited representative of a Foreign Power?"
prison
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
representative
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From this reading "What right have you to imprison him--the accredited representative of a Foreign Power?"
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What right have you to imprison him--the accredited representative of a Foreign Power?"
said
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From this reading "At the suit of his Excellency the Chancellor," they said in explanation, and hurried him away without another word.
seized
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How dare you?" she shrieked to Don Pedro.
shrieked
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From this reading "How dare you?" she shrieked to Don Pedro.
six
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
spot
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
stout
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
suit
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From this reading "At the suit of his Excellency the Chancellor," they said in explanation, and hurried him away without another word.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "At the suit of his Excellency the Chancellor," they said in explanation, and hurried him away without another word.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
way
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From this reading Half an hour later, as Don Carlos was passing out of the Palace on his way home to dress for dinner, six stout constables seized him by the arms, handcuffed him on the spot, and dragged him off to the Imperial prison.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What right have you to imprison him--the accredited representative of a Foreign Power?"
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "At the suit of his Excellency the Chancellor," they said in explanation, and hurried him away without another word.
word
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From this reading "At the suit of his Excellency the Chancellor," they said in explanation, and hurried him away without another word.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How dare you?" she shrieked to Don Pedro.
