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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 Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
AlonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
AMBASSADOR'S
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The street outside was filled with automobiles and carriages setting down their guests.
automobiles
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From this reading The street outside was filled with automobiles and carriages setting down their guests.
Baron
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
business
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
came
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From this reading From the splendid suite of reception-rooms which occupied the whole of the left-hand side of the hall, came the faint sound of music.
care
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
carriages
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From this reading The street outside was filled with automobiles and carriages setting down their guests.
dared
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
darkness
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From this reading The room in which he sat was in darkness except for the single heavily shaded electric lamp which stood by his elbow.
de
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
delivered
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
dispatch
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
distinguished
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
door
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
down
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From this reading The street outside was filled with automobiles and carriages setting down their guests.
elbow
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From this reading The room in which he sat was in darkness except for the single heavily shaded electric lamp which stood by his elbow.
electric
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From this reading The room in which he sat was in darkness except for the single heavily shaded electric lamp which stood by his elbow.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The room in which he sat was in darkness except for the single heavily shaded electric lamp which stood by his elbow.
faint
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From this reading From the splendid suite of reception-rooms which occupied the whole of the left-hand side of the hall, came the faint sound of music.
fast-locked
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
filled
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From this reading The street outside was filled with automobiles and carriages setting down their guests.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The room in which he sat was in darkness except for the single heavily shaded electric lamp which stood by his elbow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
gathering
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
Grost
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
guests
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From this reading The street outside was filled with automobiles and carriages setting down their guests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
hall
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From this reading From the splendid suite of reception-rooms which occupied the whole of the left-hand side of the hall, came the faint sound of music.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The room in which he sat was in darkness except for the single heavily shaded electric lamp which stood by his elbow.
heavily
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From this reading The room in which he sat was in darkness except for the single heavily shaded electric lamp which stood by his elbow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
husband
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
indeed
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
just
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
lamp
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From this reading The room in which he sat was in darkness except for the single heavily shaded electric lamp which stood by his elbow.
leave
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
left-hand
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From this reading From the splendid suite of reception-rooms which occupied the whole of the left-hand side of the hall, came the faint sound of music.
Madame
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
men
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
music
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From this reading From the splendid suite of reception-rooms which occupied the whole of the left-hand side of the hall, came the faint sound of music.
occupied
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From this reading From the splendid suite of reception-rooms which occupied the whole of the left-hand side of the hall, came the faint sound of music.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the splendid suite of reception-rooms which occupied the whole of the left-hand side of the hall, came the faint sound of music.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
only
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The street outside was filled with automobiles and carriages setting down their guests.
Paris
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
reading
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
receiving
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
reception-rooms
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From this reading From the splendid suite of reception-rooms which occupied the whole of the left-hand side of the hall, came the faint sound of music.
room
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From this reading The room in which he sat was in darkness except for the single heavily shaded electric lamp which stood by his elbow.
sat
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
setting
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From this reading The street outside was filled with automobiles and carriages setting down their guests.
shaded
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From this reading The room in which he sat was in darkness except for the single heavily shaded electric lamp which stood by his elbow.
side
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From this reading From the splendid suite of reception-rooms which occupied the whole of the left-hand side of the hall, came the faint sound of music.
single
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From this reading The room in which he sat was in darkness except for the single heavily shaded electric lamp which stood by his elbow.
sound
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From this reading From the splendid suite of reception-rooms which occupied the whole of the left-hand side of the hall, came the faint sound of music.
splendid
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From this reading From the splendid suite of reception-rooms which occupied the whole of the left-hand side of the hall, came the faint sound of music.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room in which he sat was in darkness except for the single heavily shaded electric lamp which stood by his elbow.
street
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From this reading The street outside was filled with automobiles and carriages setting down their guests.
study
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
suite
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From this reading From the splendid suite of reception-rooms which occupied the whole of the left-hand side of the hall, came the faint sound of music.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The street outside was filled with automobiles and carriages setting down their guests.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
to-night
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
urgent
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
very
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The street outside was filled with automobiles and carriages setting down their guests.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
whole
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From this reading From the splendid suite of reception-rooms which occupied the whole of the left-hand side of the hall, came the faint sound of music.
WIFE
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
women
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From this reading Madame was receiving to-night a gathering of very distinguished men and women, and it was only on very urgent business indeed that her husband had dared to leave her side.
word
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
zealous
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From this reading THE AMBASSADOR'S WIFE Alone in his study, with fast-locked door, Baron de Grost sat reading word by word with zealous care the dispatch from Paris which had just been delivered into his hands.
