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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 A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
Advised
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From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
appointment
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From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
arrival
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From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
ball
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From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
Continental
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From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
Counsellor
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From this reading Here presently Counsellor dropped in upon him.
DANGER
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From this reading DANGER SIGNALS.
direct
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From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
dressing-room
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From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
dropped
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From this reading Here presently Counsellor dropped in upon him.
drove
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From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
English
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From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
festivity
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From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
frontier
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From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
gamekeeper
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From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
Guard
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From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here presently Counsellor dropped in upon him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
later
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From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
likeness
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From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
magnificent
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From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
masked
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From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
note
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From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
Palace
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From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
place
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From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
possible
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From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
presently
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From this reading Here presently Counsellor dropped in upon him.
quarters
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From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
Rallywood
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From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
rapidly
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From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
readiness
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From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
Revonde
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From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
shape
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From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
SIGNALS
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From this reading DANGER SIGNALS.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
transforming
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From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
up
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From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Here presently Counsellor dropped in upon him.
Wallenloup
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From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rallywood was in his dressing-room, transforming himself as rapidly as possible into the likeness of an English gamekeeper; for a magnificent festivity in the shape of a masked ball was about to take place at the Palace.
week
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From this reading A week later Rallywood returned from the frontier to take up his appointment in the Guard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Advised by a note from Wallenloup that his quarters were not yet in readiness for him at the Palace, he drove direct to the Continental on his arrival in Revonde.
