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Chapter VI
There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace. The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests. She drew him on one side for a moment. “Your Excellency,” she said, “I have been hoping for a word with you all the evening.” “And I with you, dear Stephanie,” he answered.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““And I with you, dear Stephanie,” he answered.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She drew him on one side for a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Your Excellency,” she said, “I have been hoping for a word with you all the evening.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She drew him on one side for a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
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From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your Excellency,” she said, “I have been hoping for a word with you all the evening.”
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From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And I with you, dear Stephanie,” he answered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
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From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I with you, dear Stephanie,” he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew him on one side for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your Excellency,” she said, “I have been hoping for a word with you all the evening.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your Excellency,” she said, “I have been hoping for a word with you all the evening.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She drew him on one side for a moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Your Excellency,” she said, “I have been hoping for a word with you all the evening.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And I with you, dear Stephanie,” he answered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She drew him on one side for a moment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your Excellency,” she said, “I have been hoping for a word with you all the evening.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Your Excellency,” she said, “I have been hoping for a word with you all the evening.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
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From this reading She drew him on one side for a moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She drew him on one side for a moment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She drew him on one side for a moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your Excellency,” she said, “I have been hoping for a word with you all the evening.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She drew him on one side for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She drew him on one side for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I with you, dear Stephanie,” he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been a dinner party and a very small reception afterwards at the great Embassy in Carlton House Terrace.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Ambassador, Prince Terniloff, was bidding farewell to his wife's cousin, the Princess Eiderstrom, the last of his guests.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Your Excellency,” she said, “I have been hoping for a word with you all the evening.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your Excellency,” she said, “I have been hoping for a word with you all the evening.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your Excellency,” she said, “I have been hoping for a word with you all the evening.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your Excellency,” she said, “I have been hoping for a word with you all the evening.”
