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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 No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Yet above all rose one dominant sensation--a vast relief.
all
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From this reading Yet above all rose one dominant sensation--a vast relief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
ANTHONY
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From this reading ANTHONY UNZIAR.
aspect
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From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
beautiful
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
bloated
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
brain
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From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
chair
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
Counsellor
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From this reading Counsellor shared his own opinion with regard to Valerie.
Court
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
daring
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
dominant
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From this reading Yet above all rose one dominant sensation--a vast relief.
Duke
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
echo
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
emotion
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From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
figure
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From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
gathered
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From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
girl's
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
lolled
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
meaning
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
natural
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
now
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
only
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
opinion
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From this reading Counsellor shared his own opinion with regard to Valerie.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
own
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From this reading Counsellor shared his own opinion with regard to Valerie.
passing
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From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
preference
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
preside
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
quiet
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From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
rake
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
Rallywood's
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From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
rather
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
regard
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From this reading Counsellor shared his own opinion with regard to Valerie.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Yet above all rose one dominant sensation--a vast relief.
rose
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From this reading Yet above all rose one dominant sensation--a vast relief.
sensation
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From this reading Yet above all rose one dominant sensation--a vast relief.
serious
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
shared
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From this reading Counsellor shared his own opinion with regard to Valerie.
soldierly
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From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
tall
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From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Counsellor shared his own opinion with regard to Valerie.
uneasily
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
UNZIAR
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From this reading ANTHONY UNZIAR.
Valerie
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From this reading Counsellor shared his own opinion with regard to Valerie.
vast
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From this reading Yet above all rose one dominant sensation--a vast relief.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
whirl
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From this reading No one could have gathered, from the quiet aspect of Rallywood's tall, soldierly figure, that a whirl of emotion was passing through his brain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Counsellor shared his own opinion with regard to Valerie.
woman
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
words
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet above all rose one dominant sensation--a vast relief.
young
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From this reading Her daring words to the Duke had no serious meaning; they were only the natural echo of a girl's preference for a young and beautiful woman to preside over the Court, rather than the bloated rake who now lolled uneasily in the chair before him.
