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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 I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
act
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
anxiously
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From this reading Praga was now close to us, riding slowly and peering anxiously on each side of him for any traces of me.
any
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From this reading Praga was now close to us, riding slowly and peering anxiously on each side of him for any traces of me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
better
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From this reading Obviously I had better let him know that I was at hand.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
branches
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From this reading Minna and I were standing close under the shadow of a tree whose low branches concealed us effectually.
close
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From this reading Praga was now close to us, riding slowly and peering anxiously on each side of him for any traces of me.
coming
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From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
concealed
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From this reading Minna and I were standing close under the shadow of a tree whose low branches concealed us effectually.
conjecture
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From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
Corsican's
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
count
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Praga was now close to us, riding slowly and peering anxiously on each side of him for any traces of me.
easy
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From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
effectually
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From this reading Minna and I were standing close under the shadow of a tree whose low branches concealed us effectually.
ending
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From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
enough
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
fiery
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
foresee
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From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Obviously I had better let him know that I was at hand.
hand
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From this reading Obviously I had better let him know that I was at hand.
hatred
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
horseman
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From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
how
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
knew
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Obviously I had better let him know that I was at hand.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Obviously I had better let him know that I was at hand.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
loss
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
low
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From this reading Minna and I were standing close under the shadow of a tree whose low branches concealed us effectually.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Praga was now close to us, riding slowly and peering anxiously on each side of him for any traces of me.
MEETING
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From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
Minna
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From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
moment
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
Nauheim
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From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
now
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From this reading Praga was now close to us, riding slowly and peering anxiously on each side of him for any traces of me.
Obviously
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From this reading Obviously I had better let him know that I was at hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading Praga was now close to us, riding slowly and peering anxiously on each side of him for any traces of me.
Praga
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From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
revenge
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
riding
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From this reading Praga was now close to us, riding slowly and peering anxiously on each side of him for any traces of me.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Minna and I were standing close under the shadow of a tree whose low branches concealed us effectually.
side
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From this reading Praga was now close to us, riding slowly and peering anxiously on each side of him for any traces of me.
slowly
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From this reading Praga was now close to us, riding slowly and peering anxiously on each side of him for any traces of me.
spot
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Minna and I were standing close under the shadow of a tree whose low branches concealed us effectually.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
traces
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From this reading Praga was now close to us, riding slowly and peering anxiously on each side of him for any traces of me.
tree
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From this reading Minna and I were standing close under the shadow of a tree whose low branches concealed us effectually.
ugly
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From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Minna and I were standing close under the shadow of a tree whose low branches concealed us effectually.
up
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From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
urge
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Praga was now close to us, riding slowly and peering anxiously on each side of him for any traces of me.
von
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From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
well
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From this reading I knew well enough that the Corsican's fiery hatred of the count would urge him to take his revenge on the spot, and for the moment I was a little at a loss how to act.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Minna and I were standing close under the shadow of a tree whose low branches concealed us effectually.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Minna and I were standing close under the shadow of a tree whose low branches concealed us effectually.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE MEETING If Minna was right in her conjecture that the horseman coming up on our right was von Nauheim, it was easy to foresee that the meeting between him and Praga would have an ugly ending.
