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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 Madame de Bourbon had yielded to her niece's earnest persuasions, and consented to become a guest on the _Nadine_.
affairs
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
Baltic
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From this reading Count Valdemar and Sophie had sailed on board the _Vlodoya_, _en route_ for the Baltic and Petersburg.
become
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon had yielded to her niece's earnest persuasions, and consented to become a guest on the _Nadine_.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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Blowitz
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board
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Bourbon
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon had yielded to her niece's earnest persuasions, and consented to become a guest on the _Nadine_.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
Central
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channels
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Chrysie
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commented
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communication
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condensed
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consented
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Count
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Court
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From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
Cowes
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From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
de
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duly
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earnest
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embroidered
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en
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Europe
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expanded
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facility
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Count Valdemar and Sophie had sailed on board the _Vlodoya_, _en route_ for the Baltic and Petersburg.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Meanwhile the _Times_ had published a lengthy and weighty communication from M. de Blowitz, which, while proving many wrong and some right, pointed unmistakably to a very grave state of affairs in Western and Central Europe.
grave
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guest
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon had yielded to her niece's earnest persuasions, and consented to become a guest on the _Nadine_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
Hardress
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Bourbon had yielded to her niece's earnest persuasions, and consented to become a guest on the _Nadine_.
house
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From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
imagination
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile the _Times_ had published a lengthy and weighty communication from M. de Blowitz, which, while proving many wrong and some right, pointed unmistakably to a very grave state of affairs in Western and Central Europe.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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journalistic
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lawn
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leaked
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lengthy
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luxuriant
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M
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Madame
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many
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marquise
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MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Nadine
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news
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niece's
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon had yielded to her niece's earnest persuasions, and consented to become a guest on the _Nadine_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The news which Hardress had told to the marquise and Chrysie on the lawn at Cowes had duly leaked out into the channels of the Press, and had been condensed and expanded, embroidered and commented upon with the usual luxuriant facility of the journalistic imagination.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Madame de Bourbon had yielded to her niece's earnest persuasions, and consented to become a guest on the _Nadine_.
Orrel
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From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
persuasions
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon had yielded to her niece's earnest persuasions, and consented to become a guest on the _Nadine_.
Petersburg
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From this reading Count Valdemar and Sophie had sailed on board the _Vlodoya_, _en route_ for the Baltic and Petersburg.
pointed
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Press
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proving
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published
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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route
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From this reading Count Valdemar and Sophie had sailed on board the _Vlodoya_, _en route_ for the Baltic and Petersburg.
sailed
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From this reading Count Valdemar and Sophie had sailed on board the _Vlodoya_, _en route_ for the Baltic and Petersburg.
some
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Sophie
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From this reading Count Valdemar and Sophie had sailed on board the _Vlodoya_, _en route_ for the Baltic and Petersburg.
state
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
Times
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame de Bourbon had yielded to her niece's earnest persuasions, and consented to become a guest on the _Nadine_.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news which Hardress had told to the marquise and Chrysie on the lawn at Cowes had duly leaked out into the channels of the Press, and had been condensed and expanded, embroidered and commented upon with the usual luxuriant facility of the journalistic imagination.
unmistakably
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up
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From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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usual
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Valdemar
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From this reading Count Valdemar and Sophie had sailed on board the _Vlodoya_, _en route_ for the Baltic and Petersburg.
very
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Vlodoya
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From this reading Count Valdemar and Sophie had sailed on board the _Vlodoya_, _en route_ for the Baltic and Petersburg.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
week
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From this reading Cowes week was over, and the house party at Orrel Court had broken up.
weighty
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Western
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The news which Hardress had told to the marquise and Chrysie on the lawn at Cowes had duly leaked out into the channels of the Press, and had been condensed and expanded, embroidered and commented upon with the usual luxuriant facility of the journalistic imagination.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Meanwhile the _Times_ had published a lengthy and weighty communication from M. de Blowitz, which, while proving many wrong and some right, pointed unmistakably to a very grave state of affairs in Western and Central Europe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wrong
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yielded
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From this reading Madame de Bourbon had yielded to her niece's earnest persuasions, and consented to become a guest on the _Nadine_.
