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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 And Gervase, standing in the street irresolutely for a moment, fancied he heard a peal of malicious laughter in the distance.
admittance
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From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
answer
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
any
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
Armand
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From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
attendant
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
banging
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
Beast
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From this reading “Beast!” he muttered, “I must try him with a money bribe next time I get hold of him.
bribe
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From this reading “Beast!” he muttered, “I must try him with a money bribe next time I get hold of him.
call
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From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
called
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
campagne
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
contented
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
conversation
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
day
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From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
desert
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
distance
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From this reading And Gervase, standing in the street irresolutely for a moment, fancied he heard a peal of malicious laughter in the distance.
donc
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
door-bell
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
est
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
fancied
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From this reading And Gervase, standing in the street irresolutely for a moment, fancied he heard a peal of malicious laughter in the distance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Gervase, standing in the street irresolutely for a moment, fancied he heard a peal of malicious laughter in the distance.
further
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
gates
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
Gervase
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From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
get
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From this reading “Beast!” he muttered, “I must try him with a money bribe next time I get hold of him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
head
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
heard
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From this reading And Gervase, standing in the street irresolutely for a moment, fancied he heard a peal of malicious laughter in the distance.
hearing
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Beast!” he muttered, “I must try him with a money bribe next time I get hold of him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
hold
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From this reading “Beast!” he muttered, “I must try him with a money bribe next time I get hold of him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Beast!” he muttered, “I must try him with a money bribe next time I get hold of him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
irresolutely
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From this reading And Gervase, standing in the street irresolutely for a moment, fancied he heard a peal of malicious laughter in the distance.
kept
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
la
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
lattice
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
laughter
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From this reading And Gervase, standing in the street irresolutely for a moment, fancied he heard a peal of malicious laughter in the distance.
le
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
les
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
Madame
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
malicious
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From this reading And Gervase, standing in the street irresolutely for a moment, fancied he heard a peal of malicious laughter in the distance.
moment
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From this reading And Gervase, standing in the street irresolutely for a moment, fancied he heard a peal of malicious laughter in the distance.
money
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From this reading “Beast!” he muttered, “I must try him with a money bribe next time I get hold of him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Beast!” he muttered, “I must try him with a money bribe next time I get hold of him.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “Beast!” he muttered, “I must try him with a money bribe next time I get hold of him.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
Nubian
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
Où
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
pealnounUS /piːl/
a loud ringing burst of sound
From this reading And Gervase, standing in the street irresolutely for a moment, fancied he heard a peal of malicious laughter in the distance.
possibility
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
prevent
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
pyramides
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
refused
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From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
ring
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
shouting
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
sortie
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Gervase, standing in the street irresolutely for a moment, fancied he heard a peal of malicious laughter in the distance.
street
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From this reading And Gervase, standing in the street irresolutely for a moment, fancied he heard a peal of malicious laughter in the distance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
thrusting
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
try
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From this reading “Beast!” he muttered, “I must try him with a money bribe next time I get hold of him.
ugly
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
upper
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
ward
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
watch
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
window
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From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Nubian attendant who kept watch and ward at her gates, hearing the door-bell ring, contented himself with thrusting his ugly head through an open upper window and shouting-- “_Madame est sortie!_” “_Où donc?_” called Gervase in answer.
Ziska
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From this reading /The/ next day when Armand Gervase went to call on the Princess Ziska he was refused admittance.
À
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From this reading “_À la campagne--le desert--les pyramides!_” returned the Nubian, at the same time banging the lattice to in order to prevent the possibility of any further conversation.
