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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 In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am ready for you."
apartment
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From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
Azenor
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From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
blowing
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From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
chest
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From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laying down the vial, she remarked with a sinister smile: "Now, Neroweg, you may come ...
contents
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From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
down
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From this reading Laying down the vial, she remarked with a sinister smile: "Now, Neroweg, you may come ...
drank
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From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
engaged
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From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
flagon
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From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
fluid
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From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am ready for you."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am ready for you."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
lamp
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From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
Laying
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From this reading Laying down the vial, she remarked with a sinister smile: "Now, Neroweg, you may come ...
lighted
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From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
magical
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From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Laying down the vial, she remarked with a sinister smile: "Now, Neroweg, you may come ...
Neroweg
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From this reading Laying down the vial, she remarked with a sinister smile: "Now, Neroweg, you may come ...
Now
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From this reading Laying down the vial, she remarked with a sinister smile: "Now, Neroweg, you may come ...
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
out
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From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
Pale
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From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
philter
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From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
Plouernel
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From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
poured
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From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
powder
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From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
preparation
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From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
promised
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From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
ready
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From this reading I am ready for you."
remarked
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From this reading Laying down the vial, she remarked with a sinister smile: "Now, Neroweg, you may come ...
RESCUE
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From this reading THE RESCUE.
seigneur
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From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
sinister
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From this reading Laying down the vial, she remarked with a sinister smile: "Now, Neroweg, you may come ...
smile
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From this reading Laying down the vial, she remarked with a sinister smile: "Now, Neroweg, you may come ...
some
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From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
vial
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From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In her apartment, lighted by a lamp, Azenor the Pale was engaged in the preparation of the magical philter, promised by her to the seigneur of Plouernel.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading After blowing some powder on a fluid that she had poured into a flagon, she pulled out of a chest a little vial, whose contents she drank.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Laying down the vial, she remarked with a sinister smile: "Now, Neroweg, you may come ...
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Laying down the vial, she remarked with a sinister smile: "Now, Neroweg, you may come ...