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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 There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
agreed
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From this reading And all are agreed that they have never been approached.
air
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
all
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From this reading And all are agreed that they have never been approached.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There have been many persons who won more or lost more--and were promptly forgotten.
approached
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From this reading And all are agreed that they have never been approached.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And all are agreed that they have never been approached.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
aspirant
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PRINCE PLAYS They still tell, at the Sporting Club, of the last visit of Prince Danilo.
attendants
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
bearing
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
Club
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From this reading THE PRINCE PLAYS They still tell, at the Sporting Club, of the last visit of Prince Danilo.
Danilo
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From this reading THE PRINCE PLAYS They still tell, at the Sporting Club, of the last visit of Prince Danilo.
draught
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From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
ending
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From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
exquisite
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
forgot
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading There have been many persons who won more or lost more--and were promptly forgotten.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
honours
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCE PLAYS They still tell, at the Sporting Club, of the last visit of Prince Danilo.
lost
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From this reading There have been many persons who won more or lost more--and were promptly forgotten.
many
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From this reading There have been many persons who won more or lost more--and were promptly forgotten.
measure
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
model
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
more
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From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
mystery
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
new
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
night
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRINCE PLAYS They still tell, at the Sporting Club, of the last visit of Prince Danilo.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
onlookers
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
other
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From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
perfect
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
persons
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From this reading There have been many persons who won more or lost more--and were promptly forgotten.
pistol-shot
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From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
PLAYS
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From this reading THE PRINCE PLAYS They still tell, at the Sporting Club, of the last visit of Prince Danilo.
poison
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From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
PRINCE
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From this reading THE PRINCE PLAYS They still tell, at the Sporting Club, of the last visit of Prince Danilo.
promptly
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From this reading There have been many persons who won more or lost more--and were promptly forgotten.
rooms
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
served
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
speaks
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From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
spectacular
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From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
Sporting
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From this reading THE PRINCE PLAYS They still tell, at the Sporting Club, of the last visit of Prince Danilo.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCE PLAYS They still tell, at the Sporting Club, of the last visit of Prince Danilo.
style
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCE PLAYS They still tell, at the Sporting Club, of the last visit of Prince Danilo.
terrace
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From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRINCE PLAYS They still tell, at the Sporting Club, of the last visit of Prince Danilo.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
There
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From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PRINCE PLAYS They still tell, at the Sporting Club, of the last visit of Prince Danilo.
unreality
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From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
visit
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From this reading THE PRINCE PLAYS They still tell, at the Sporting Club, of the last visit of Prince Danilo.
visits
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From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
wash-room
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From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There have been many persons who won more or lost more--and were promptly forgotten.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But there was something about the prince that night, an air of mystery and unreality, which the onlookers never forgot; and his style was so exquisite, his bearing so perfect, that they have ever since served as a model by which the attendants measure each new aspirant for the honours of the rooms.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There have been many persons who won more or lost more--and were promptly forgotten.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There have been other visits more spectacular, ending with a pistol-shot on the terrace or a draught of poison in the wash-room; but of them no one speaks.
won
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From this reading There have been many persons who won more or lost more--and were promptly forgotten.
