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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 The Queen, as was oft her wont, had hardly said a word.
absence
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
accompanied
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Cardinal de Moreno looked thoughtful and His Grace of Wessex was singularly silent.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading THE PAWNS The evening banquet had been anything but gay.
apartments
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Queen, as was oft her wont, had hardly said a word.
assembly
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From this reading The brilliant assembly broke up into small groups.
atmosphere
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
banquet
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From this reading THE PAWNS The evening banquet had been anything but gay.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE PAWNS The evening banquet had been anything but gay.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
brilliant
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From this reading The brilliant assembly broke up into small groups.
broke
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From this reading The brilliant assembly broke up into small groups.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE PAWNS The evening banquet had been anything but gay.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
Cardinal
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From this reading The Cardinal de Moreno looked thoughtful and His Grace of Wessex was singularly silent.
conversation
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
de
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From this reading The Cardinal de Moreno looked thoughtful and His Grace of Wessex was singularly silent.
desultory
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
DirectlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
dull
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
evening
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From this reading THE PAWNS The evening banquet had been anything but gay.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
gay
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From this reading THE PAWNS The evening banquet had been anything but gay.
Grace
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From this reading The Cardinal de Moreno looked thoughtful and His Grace of Wessex was singularly silent.
groups
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From this reading The brilliant assembly broke up into small groups.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PAWNS The evening banquet had been anything but gay.
hangs
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
hardly
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From this reading The Queen, as was oft her wont, had hardly said a word.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Queen, as was oft her wont, had hardly said a word.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Cardinal de Moreno looked thoughtful and His Grace of Wessex was singularly silent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The brilliant assembly broke up into small groups.
ladies
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
leaving
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Cardinal de Moreno looked thoughtful and His Grace of Wessex was singularly silent.
Majesty
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
Moreno
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From this reading The Cardinal de Moreno looked thoughtful and His Grace of Wessex was singularly silent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Cardinal de Moreno looked thoughtful and His Grace of Wessex was singularly silent.
oft
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From this reading The Queen, as was oft her wont, had hardly said a word.
own
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
PAWNS
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From this reading THE PAWNS The evening banquet had been anything but gay.
purposeless
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
Queen
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From this reading The Queen, as was oft her wont, had hardly said a word.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
round
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
said
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From this reading The Queen, as was oft her wont, had hardly said a word.
sex
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
silent
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From this reading The Cardinal de Moreno looked thoughtful and His Grace of Wessex was singularly silent.
singularly
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From this reading The Cardinal de Moreno looked thoughtful and His Grace of Wessex was singularly silent.
small
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From this reading The brilliant assembly broke up into small groups.
supper
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
table
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From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PAWNS The evening banquet had been anything but gay.
thoughtful
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From this reading The Cardinal de Moreno looked thoughtful and His Grace of Wessex was singularly silent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
up
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From this reading The brilliant assembly broke up into small groups.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Queen, as was oft her wont, had hardly said a word.
Wessex
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From this reading The Cardinal de Moreno looked thoughtful and His Grace of Wessex was singularly silent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Directly after supper Her Majesty retired to her own apartments, accompanied by her ladies, leaving behind her that desultory atmosphere of dull and purposeless conversation, which hangs round a supper table in the absence of the fair sex.
wont
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From this reading The Queen, as was oft her wont, had hardly said a word.
word
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From this reading The Queen, as was oft her wont, had hardly said a word.
