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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 Prince and I had several interviews, and his confidential attendant, a Frenchman named Pierre, waited on me.
all
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From this reading The papers I required were all prepared with scrupulous care.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
arranged
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From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
attendant
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From this reading The Prince and I had several interviews, and his confidential attendant, a Frenchman named Pierre, waited on me.
borrowed
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From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
calculated
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From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
care
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From this reading The papers I required were all prepared with scrupulous care.
characteristics
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From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
chief
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From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
cloak
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From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading The Prince and I had several interviews, and his confidential attendant, a Frenchman named Pierre, waited on me.
day
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From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
discussing
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From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
dress
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From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
Emperor
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From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
evening
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From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
following
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From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
Frenchman
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From this reading The Prince and I had several interviews, and his confidential attendant, a Frenchman named Pierre, waited on me.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
gestures
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From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
go
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From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
habits
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From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Prince and I had several interviews, and his confidential attendant, a Frenchman named Pierre, waited on me.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
hints
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From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Prince and I had several interviews, and his confidential attendant, a Frenchman named Pierre, waited on me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
Imperial
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From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
interviews
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From this reading The Prince and I had several interviews, and his confidential attendant, a Frenchman named Pierre, waited on me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
leave
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From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Prince and I had several interviews, and his confidential attendant, a Frenchman named Pierre, waited on me.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
movements
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From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
named
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From this reading The Prince and I had several interviews, and his confidential attendant, a Frenchman named Pierre, waited on me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
number
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From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
ordinary
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From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
out
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From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
papers
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From this reading The papers I required were all prepared with scrupulous care.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
Pierre
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From this reading The Prince and I had several interviews, and his confidential attendant, a Frenchman named Pierre, waited on me.
play
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From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
prepared
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From this reading The papers I required were all prepared with scrupulous care.
preparing
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From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
Prince
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From this reading The Prince and I had several interviews, and his confidential attendant, a Frenchman named Pierre, waited on me.
rendering
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From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The papers I required were all prepared with scrupulous care.
rooms
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From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
scrupulous
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From this reading The papers I required were all prepared with scrupulous care.
semi-military
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From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
several
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From this reading The Prince and I had several interviews, and his confidential attendant, a Frenchman named Pierre, waited on me.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From him I had a number of hints as to little characteristics of the Emperor, gestures, movements, habits and so on, calculated to help out my rendering of the part.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
waited
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From this reading The Prince and I had several interviews, and his confidential attendant, a Frenchman named Pierre, waited on me.
wardrobe
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From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I did not leave my rooms on the following day, and passed the chief part of it preparing for the part I was to play in the evening, and discussing the details.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
wear
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From this reading We arranged that I should go in ordinary morning dress, and over this I was to wear a semi-military cloak borrowed from the Imperial wardrobe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The papers I required were all prepared with scrupulous care.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The papers I required were all prepared with scrupulous care.
