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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 "For the moment my guess was a shrewd one.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
all
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From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
ambassador
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
apartments
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From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
back
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
came
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From this reading He listened intently for a second or so; no sound came from the inner room.
CARDINAL'S
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From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
chess
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
climax
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
closet
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
contemplated
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
door
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
elaborate
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
Eminence
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From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
engine
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
far-reaching
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
fever
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For the moment my guess was a shrewd one.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
game
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
Grace
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
guess
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From this reading "For the moment my guess was a shrewd one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
inner
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From this reading He listened intently for a second or so; no sound came from the inner room.
intently
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From this reading He listened intently for a second or so; no sound came from the inner room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
jealous
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
key
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
listened
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From this reading He listened intently for a second or so; no sound came from the inner room.
locked
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
Majesty
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From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
Mary
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
moment
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From this reading "For the moment my guess was a shrewd one.
MOVE
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From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
mused
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "For the moment my guess was a shrewd one.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He listened intently for a second or so; no sound came from the inner room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
now
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "For the moment my guess was a shrewd one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He listened intently for a second or so; no sound came from the inner room.
own
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From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
pocket
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
precipitated
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
Queen
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
rage
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
room
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From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
schemes
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
second
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From this reading He listened intently for a second or so; no sound came from the inner room.
sent
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
shrewd
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From this reading "For the moment my guess was a shrewd one.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He listened intently for a second or so; no sound came from the inner room.
sound
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From this reading He listened intently for a second or so; no sound came from the inner room.
Spain
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
Spanish
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
there
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
thoughtfully
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
tiny
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From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CARDINAL'S MOVE His Eminence had been left all alone in the room after the passage of Her Majesty to her own apartments.
to-morrow
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For the moment my guess was a shrewd one.
Wessex
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From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And now, what is the next move in this game of chess?" he mused, as he took the key of the closet door from his pocket and thoughtfully contemplated this tiny engine of his far-reaching and elaborate schemes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His Grace of Wessex is in there, and had I not locked that door he would have precipitated a climax, which had sent Queen Mary into a fever of jealous rage, and the Spanish ambassador and myself back to Spain to-morrow."
