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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 At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
ambassador
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From this reading The chevalier recognized the ambassador of their Catholic majesties, the Prince de Cellamare.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
animate
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From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, prince," asked the duchess, "what have you to tell us?"
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
better
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From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
Catholic
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From this reading The chevalier recognized the ambassador of their Catholic majesties, the Prince de Cellamare.
CELLAMARE
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From this reading THE PRINCE DE CELLAMARE.
chair
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From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
change
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From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
chevalier
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From this reading The chevalier recognized the ambassador of their Catholic majesties, the Prince de Cellamare.
cloak
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From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
coachmen
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From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
complexion
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From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
DE
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From this reading THE PRINCE DE CELLAMARE.
duchess
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From this reading "Well, prince," asked the duchess, "what have you to tell us?"
entered
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From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
glance
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From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
grave
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From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
hand
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From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, prince," asked the duchess, "what have you to tell us?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
highness
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From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
inanimate
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From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
invitation
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From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
kissing
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From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
madame
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From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
majesties
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From this reading The chevalier recognized the ambassador of their Catholic majesties, the Prince de Cellamare.
man
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From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The chevalier recognized the ambassador of their Catholic majesties, the Prince de Cellamare.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
PRINCE
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From this reading THE PRINCE DE CELLAMARE.
recognized
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From this reading The chevalier recognized the ambassador of their Catholic majesties, the Prince de Cellamare.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
respectfully
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From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
room
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From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
single
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From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
sunburned
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From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
tall
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From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, prince," asked the duchess, "what have you to tell us?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRINCE DE CELLAMARE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The chevalier recognized the ambassador of their Catholic majesties, the Prince de Cellamare.
there
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From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
throwing
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From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, prince," asked the duchess, "what have you to tell us?"
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, prince," asked the duchess, "what have you to tell us?"
Well
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From this reading "Well, prince," asked the duchess, "what have you to tell us?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, prince," asked the duchess, "what have you to tell us?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this invitation there entered a tall, thin, grave man, with a sunburned complexion, who at a single glance took in everything in the room, animate and inanimate.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, prince," asked the duchess, "what have you to tell us?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have to tell you, madame," replied the prince, kissing her hand respectfully, and throwing his cloak on a chair, "that your highness had better change coachmen.
