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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 HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
actual
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From this reading A sort of uneasiness, not quite amounting to actual trouble, seemed to prevail in the house.
all
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From this reading The ground-floor was occupied by a bookseller, and all the rest by the Chandroz family, already known to the reader by name.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ground-floor was occupied by a bookseller, and all the rest by the Chandroz family, already known to the reader by name.
amounting
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From this reading A sort of uneasiness, not quite amounting to actual trouble, seemed to prevail in the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
announcing
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
anxious
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
architecture
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
arrive
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is known as Passevent House.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
Baroness
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
belongs
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
bookseller
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From this reading The ground-floor was occupied by a bookseller, and all the rest by the Chandroz family, already known to the reader by name.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
Bülow
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
came
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
Catherine
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
Chandroz
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From this reading The ground-floor was occupied by a bookseller, and all the rest by the Chandroz family, already known to the reader by name.
Church
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
close
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
corner
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
delay
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
evening
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
family
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From this reading The ground-floor was occupied by a bookseller, and all the rest by the Chandroz family, already known to the reader by name.
following
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
Frankfort-on-Main
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
further
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
ground-floor
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From this reading The ground-floor was occupied by a bookseller, and all the rest by the Chandroz family, already known to the reader by name.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
HELEN
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
House
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From this reading It is known as Passevent House.
husband's
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is known as Passevent House.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is known as Passevent House.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
known
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From this reading It is known as Passevent House.
letter
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
Louis
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
mansion
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ground-floor was occupied by a bookseller, and all the rest by the Chandroz family, already known to the reader by name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A sort of uneasiness, not quite amounting to actual trouble, seemed to prevail in the house.
occupied
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From this reading The ground-floor was occupied by a bookseller, and all the rest by the Chandroz family, already known to the reader by name.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
opposite
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
Passevent
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From this reading It is known as Passevent House.
period
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
prevail
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From this reading A sort of uneasiness, not quite amounting to actual trouble, seemed to prevail in the house.
Protestant
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sort of uneasiness, not quite amounting to actual trouble, seemed to prevail in the house.
reader
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From this reading The ground-floor was occupied by a bookseller, and all the rest by the Chandroz family, already known to the reader by name.
received
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ground-floor was occupied by a bookseller, and all the rest by the Chandroz family, already known to the reader by name.
return
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
Ross-market
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
saying
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sort of uneasiness, not quite amounting to actual trouble, seemed to prevail in the house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
sort
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From this reading A sort of uneasiness, not quite amounting to actual trouble, seemed to prevail in the house.
St
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
stands
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
telegram
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
There
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
transition
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
trouble
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From this reading A sort of uneasiness, not quite amounting to actual trouble, seemed to prevail in the house.
uneasiness
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From this reading A sort of uneasiness, not quite amounting to actual trouble, seemed to prevail in the house.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
von
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From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ground-floor was occupied by a bookseller, and all the rest by the Chandroz family, already known to the reader by name.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The morning before a letter had been received by Baroness von Bülow, announcing her husband's return in the evening, and close upon that came a telegram, saying that he would not arrive before the following morning, and that she must not be anxious if there were a further delay.
XIV
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
XV
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From this reading HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period between Louis XIV and Louis XV.
