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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 It is only a fortnight since you first saw the lady at the theatre.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
allow
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From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is only a fortnight since you first saw the lady at the theatre.
Baroness
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From this reading “I cannot find the dear Baroness,” she said plaintively.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
cannot
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From this reading “I cannot find the dear Baroness,” she said plaintively.
circling
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
concerning
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
confess
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From this reading Well!--confess me a true prophet!”
congratulate
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From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
cons
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
dear
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From this reading “I cannot find the dear Baroness,” she said plaintively.
El-Râmi
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From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
emerged
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
enter
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
fashionable
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
find
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From this reading “I cannot find the dear Baroness,” she said plaintively.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is only a fortnight since you first saw the lady at the theatre.
fortnight
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From this reading It is only a fortnight since you first saw the lady at the theatre.
Frederick
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
grace
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
guests
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
insight
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
lady
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From this reading It is only a fortnight since you first saw the lady at the theatre.
languor
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
lost
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From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
Melthorpe
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
only
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From this reading It is only a fortnight since you first saw the lady at the theatre.
plaintively
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From this reading “I cannot find the dear Baroness,” she said plaintively.
pray
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From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
prophet
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From this reading Well!--confess me a true prophet!”
propheticadjectiveUS /prəˈfɛtɪk/
suggesting what will happen in the future
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
pros
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
said
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From this reading “I cannot find the dear Baroness,” she said plaintively.
sailed
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
saw
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From this reading It is only a fortnight since you first saw the lady at the theatre.
say
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From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I cannot find the dear Baroness,” she said plaintively.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is only a fortnight since you first saw the lady at the theatre.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
smiled
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From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
surprise
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From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
swan-like
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is only a fortnight since you first saw the lady at the theatre.
theatre
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From this reading It is only a fortnight since you first saw the lady at the theatre.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
true
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From this reading Well!--confess me a true prophet!”
uncomfortable
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
Well
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From this reading Well!--confess me a true prophet!”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
whirlpool
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From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sir Frederick looked uncomfortable, and was about to enter into an argument concerning the _pros_ and _cons_ of prophetic insight, when Lady Melthorpe suddenly emerged from the circling whirlpool of her fashionable guests and sailed towards them with a swan-like grace and languor.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is no surprise to me, but pray allow me to congratulate you!” and El-Râmi smiled.--“You have lost no time about it, I must say!
