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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 Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
account
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From this reading She gave order that she was to be disturbed on no account unless for news from Paris.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE QUEEN AND HER MASTER.
Andrea's
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went away with weeping eyes but the Queen's were scorching, as she paced her room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
away
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From this reading She went away with weeping eyes but the Queen's were scorching, as she paced her room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She gave order that she was to be disturbed on no account unless for news from Paris.
boudoir
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She went away with weeping eyes but the Queen's were scorching, as she paced her room.
Charny
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
confession
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
Countess
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
disturbed
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From this reading She gave order that she was to be disturbed on no account unless for news from Paris.
door
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
eleven
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
eyes
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From this reading She went away with weeping eyes but the Queen's were scorching, as she paced her room.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She gave order that she was to be disturbed on no account unless for news from Paris.
gave
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From this reading She gave order that she was to be disturbed on no account unless for news from Paris.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
hand
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
heart-chagrin
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From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE QUEEN AND HER MASTER.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
kissing
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
MASTER
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From this reading THE QUEEN AND HER MASTER.
misfortune
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From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
mistress's
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
news
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From this reading She gave order that she was to be disturbed on no account unless for news from Paris.
night
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She gave order that she was to be disturbed on no account unless for news from Paris.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
opened
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave order that she was to be disturbed on no account unless for news from Paris.
paced
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From this reading She went away with weeping eyes but the Queen's were scorching, as she paced her room.
Paris
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From this reading She gave order that she was to be disturbed on no account unless for news from Paris.
perceived
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From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
QUEEN
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From this reading THE QUEEN AND HER MASTER.
Queen's
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From this reading She went away with weeping eyes but the Queen's were scorching, as she paced her room.
room
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From this reading She went away with weeping eyes but the Queen's were scorching, as she paced her room.
royal
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
scorching
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From this reading She went away with weeping eyes but the Queen's were scorching, as she paced her room.
seen
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went away with weeping eyes but the Queen's were scorching, as she paced her room.
sill
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From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
supposition
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From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEEN AND HER MASTER.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She gave order that she was to be disturbed on no account unless for news from Paris.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading She gave order that she was to be disturbed on no account unless for news from Paris.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Andrea's confession was a long one for it was not until eleven at night that the royal boudoir door opened, and on the sill was seen the Countess of Charny, kissing her mistress's hand.
weeping
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From this reading She went away with weeping eyes but the Queen's were scorching, as she paced her room.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went away with weeping eyes but the Queen's were scorching, as she paced her room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She went away with weeping eyes but the Queen's were scorching, as she paced her room.
wife
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From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went away with weeping eyes but the Queen's were scorching, as she paced her room.
young
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From this reading At the supposition that Charny had at last perceived that his wife was still young and fair, the Queen found that misfortune is nothing to a heart-chagrin.
