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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dorothea shrank back and trembled, lifting her eyes helplessly to the scornful face of the speaker.
any
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From this reading I thought you had better opportunities than any of us for knowing the truth.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
back
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From this reading Dorothea shrank back and trembled, lifting her eyes helplessly to the scornful face of the speaker.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
better
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From this reading I thought you had better opportunities than any of us for knowing the truth.”
bitter
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From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
breast
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From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
Chancellor
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
Court
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From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
crush
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
day
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
dear
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From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
disclosure
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
dismissal
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
Dorothea
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From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
downfall
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
Emboldened
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
eyes
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From this reading Dorothea shrank back and trembled, lifting her eyes helplessly to the scornful face of the speaker.
face
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From this reading Dorothea shrank back and trembled, lifting her eyes helplessly to the scornful face of the speaker.
failed
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From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
fate
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
feelings
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From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
followed
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thought you had better opportunities than any of us for knowing the truth.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
Gertrude
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From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought you had better opportunities than any of us for knowing the truth.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
helplessly
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From this reading Dorothea shrank back and trembled, lifting her eyes helplessly to the scornful face of the speaker.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothea shrank back and trembled, lifting her eyes helplessly to the scornful face of the speaker.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you had better opportunities than any of us for knowing the truth.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
jealousy
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From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
King
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
King's
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From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
knowing
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From this reading I thought you had better opportunities than any of us for knowing the truth.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
lifting
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From this reading Dorothea shrank back and trembled, lifting her eyes helplessly to the scornful face of the speaker.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
longer
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
lover's
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
made
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
momentary
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
news
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
nursed
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From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
observe
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From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
opportunities
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From this reading I thought you had better opportunities than any of us for knowing the truth.”
person
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From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
place
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
pleasure
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
resist
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
restraint
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
rival
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
royal
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
scornful
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From this reading Dorothea shrank back and trembled, lifting her eyes helplessly to the scornful face of the speaker.
SECOND
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From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
shrank
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From this reading Dorothea shrank back and trembled, lifting her eyes helplessly to the scornful face of the speaker.
Sigismark
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From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
speaker
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From this reading Dorothea shrank back and trembled, lifting her eyes helplessly to the scornful face of the speaker.
state
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From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
surely
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From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I thought you had better opportunities than any of us for knowing the truth.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought you had better opportunities than any of us for knowing the truth.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
trembled
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From this reading Dorothea shrank back and trembled, lifting her eyes helplessly to the scornful face of the speaker.
truth
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From this reading I thought you had better opportunities than any of us for knowing the truth.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought you had better opportunities than any of us for knowing the truth.”
utterance
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From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
von
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From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
WARNING
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From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The bitter feelings of jealousy towards Dorothea which had been nursed in the breast of Gertrude von Sigismark for so long, had at last found utterance.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
worth
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SECOND WARNING “MY dear Dorothea, surely you are not the one person in the Court who has failed to observe the King’s state of mind.
young
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From this reading Emboldened by the disclosure made to her by the Chancellor on the day before, to expect the momentary downfall of the King, to be followed by the dismissal from Court of her young rival, she no longer thought it worth while to place any restraint on her feelings, nor could she resist the pleasure of being the first to crush Dorothea with the news of her royal lover’s fate.
