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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
afraid
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From this reading “Mme la Duchesse, I was afraid that something might have happened.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
all
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From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
answer
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From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
ballroom
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From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to shiver violently.
changed
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From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
chimney-piece
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From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
coachman
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From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
Duchess
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From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
Duchesse
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From this reading “Mme la Duchesse, I was afraid that something might have happened.
extraordinary
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From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
gaiety
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From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
happened
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From this reading “Mme la Duchesse, I was afraid that something might have happened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mme la Duchesse, I was afraid that something might have happened.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mme la Duchesse, I was afraid that something might have happened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
just
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From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
la
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From this reading “Mme la Duchesse, I was afraid that something might have happened.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
looking
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From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
made
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From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
man
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From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
midst
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From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Mme la Duchesse, I was afraid that something might have happened.
mirrors
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From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
Mme
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From this reading “Mme la Duchesse, I was afraid that something might have happened.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
opening
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From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
recollected
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From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
room
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From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
round
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From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
scene
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From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
seeking
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From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
sensation
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From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
shiver
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From this reading She began to shiver violently.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Mme la Duchesse, I was afraid that something might have happened.
Swiss
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From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
Switzerland
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From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
tall
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From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
terrific
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From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Mme la Duchesse, I was afraid that something might have happened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
Then
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From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
tipsy
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From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She began to shiver violently.
trace
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From this reading The Duchess made no answer; she was looking round the room, at the chimney-piece and the tall mirrors, seeking the trace of an opening.
violently
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From this reading She began to shiver violently.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mme la Duchesse, I was afraid that something might have happened.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
whole
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From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then with an extraordinary sensation she recollected that she was again in the midst of the gaiety of the ballroom after that terrific scene which had changed the whole course of her life.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have just come across your coachman, the man is as tipsy as all the Swiss in Switzerland.”
