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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 was in a sense half fascinated by the crowd of emotions which his presence roused.
actual
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
affection
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
always
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
Augener
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
best
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was in a sense half fascinated by the crowd of emotions which his presence roused.
clear
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
crowd
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cut
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
door
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From this reading I halted just inside the door, and stood gazing at him.
emotions
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From this reading I was in a sense half fascinated by the crowd of emotions which his presence roused.
EMPEROR
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
entered
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fascinated
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From this reading I was in a sense half fascinated by the crowd of emotions which his presence roused.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
gazing
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From this reading I halted just inside the door, and stood gazing at him.
glamour
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
greatness
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was in a sense half fascinated by the crowd of emotions which his presence roused.
halted
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From this reading I halted just inside the door, and stood gazing at him.
hard
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had he known who I was, what, I wondered, would have been the manner of my reception?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
highest
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I halted just inside the door, and stood gazing at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in a sense half fascinated by the crowd of emotions which his presence roused.
inside
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From this reading I halted just inside the door, and stood gazing at him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
just
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From this reading I halted just inside the door, and stood gazing at him.
known
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From this reading Had he known who I was, what, I wondered, would have been the manner of my reception?
light
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
magnified
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
mankind
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manner
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From this reading Had he known who I was, what, I wondered, would have been the manner of my reception?
many
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
much
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
nobility
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
old
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
personal
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
presence
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From this reading I was in a sense half fascinated by the crowd of emotions which his presence roused.
profile
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
reception
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From this reading Had he known who I was, what, I wondered, would have been the manner of my reception?
room
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
roused
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From this reading I was in a sense half fascinated by the crowd of emotions which his presence roused.
second
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
sense
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From this reading I was in a sense half fascinated by the crowd of emotions which his presence roused.
showing
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
sitting
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
stern
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I halted just inside the door, and stood gazing at him.
strong
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
table
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
times
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
type
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From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
von
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was in a sense half fascinated by the crowd of emotions which his presence roused.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading To me he was still what he had always been--the type of much that is best and highest in mankind, while his actual greatness and nobility were magnified many times by the glamour of my old personal affection for him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Had he known who I was, what, I wondered, would have been the manner of my reception?
windows
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From this reading THE EMPEROR When I entered the room the second time, old von Augener was still sitting at the table, and the Emperor was standing at one of the windows, his stern, strong profile showing to me clear cut and hard against the light.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had he known who I was, what, I wondered, would have been the manner of my reception?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had he known who I was, what, I wondered, would have been the manner of my reception?
