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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 ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
acquaintance
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From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
AgainstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
Annis
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From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
asylum
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From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
attendance
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From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
bound
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From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
bridegroom
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From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
called
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From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
Chalons
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
Champagne
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From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
city
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From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
Court
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From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
cousins
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From this reading Moreover, she hoped to see something more of her cousins the princesses.
Dame
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From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
daughter
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From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
de
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
dreaded
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From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
enabled
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From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
family
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From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
felt
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From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
gave
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From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
Glenuskie
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
hoped
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From this reading Moreover, she hoped to see something more of her cousins the princesses.
hotel
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From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
hour
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From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
house
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From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
King
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From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
kings
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From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
Lady
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
Lilias
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From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
lodging
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From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
lone
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From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
met
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
more
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From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, she hoped to see something more of her cousins the princesses.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
Olivier
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
own
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From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
Patrick
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
power
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From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
princesses
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From this reading Moreover, she hoped to see something more of her cousins the princesses.
province
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From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
quiet
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
regret
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From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
remain
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From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
SCOTT
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From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
see
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From this reading Moreover, she hoped to see something more of her cousins the princesses.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Moreover, she hoped to see something more of her cousins the princesses.
Sieur
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
silent
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From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
Sir
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Moreover, she hoped to see something more of her cousins the princesses.
son
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
stiff
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
Terreforte
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
very
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
well-trained
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dame Lilias did not regret anything which gave her a little more time with her daughter, and enabled Annis to make a little more acquaintance with her bridegroom and his family before being left alone with them.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Terreforte was within the province of Champagne, and as long as the Court remained at Chalons the Sieur felt bound to remain in attendance on the King--lodging at his own house, or hotel, as he called it, in the city.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ‘Yet one asylum is my own, Against the dreaded hour; A long, a silent, and a lone, Where kings have little power.’--SCOTT.
youth
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From this reading At Chalons, the Sieur de Terreforte and his son Olivier, a very quiet, stiff, and well-trained youth, met Sir Patrick and the Lady of Glenuskie.
