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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 THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
abrupt
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From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
accepted
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From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
Alexandra
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From this reading Furthermore, the Queen was very much exercised over the rumor that the Grand Duchess Alexandra was to be present.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
attentions
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From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
ball
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From this reading A Court ball for the high functionaries and dignities of the Kingdom was to take place that evening.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Furthermore, the Queen was very much exercised over the rumor that the Grand Duchess Alexandra was to be present.
beautiful
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From this reading This woman, still young and very beautiful, played an important role in the small world of the Palace.
bringing
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From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
conclusion
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From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
Court
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From this reading A Court ball for the high functionaries and dignities of the Kingdom was to take place that evening.
day
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From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
DIAMOND
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From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
dignities
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From this reading A Court ball for the high functionaries and dignities of the Kingdom was to take place that evening.
Duchess
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From this reading Furthermore, the Queen was very much exercised over the rumor that the Grand Duchess Alexandra was to be present.
evening
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From this reading A Court ball for the high functionaries and dignities of the Kingdom was to take place that evening.
exercised
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From this reading Furthermore, the Queen was very much exercised over the rumor that the Grand Duchess Alexandra was to be present.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
functionaries
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From this reading A Court ball for the high functionaries and dignities of the Kingdom was to take place that evening.
Furthermore
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From this reading Furthermore, the Queen was very much exercised over the rumor that the Grand Duchess Alexandra was to be present.
gossips
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From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
Grand
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From this reading Furthermore, the Queen was very much exercised over the rumor that the Grand Duchess Alexandra was to be present.
Gudulfin
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From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
Hedwige
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From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
Hesse-Weimar
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From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
high
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From this reading A Court ball for the high functionaries and dignities of the Kingdom was to take place that evening.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
hope
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From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
important
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From this reading This woman, still young and very beautiful, played an important role in the small world of the Palace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This woman, still young and very beautiful, played an important role in the small world of the Palace.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
Kingdom
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From this reading A Court ball for the high functionaries and dignities of the Kingdom was to take place that evening.
legitimate
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From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
much
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From this reading Furthermore, the Queen was very much exercised over the rumor that the Grand Duchess Alexandra was to be present.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Furthermore, the Queen was very much exercised over the rumor that the Grand Duchess Alexandra was to be present.
Palace
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From this reading This woman, still young and very beautiful, played an important role in the small world of the Palace.
place
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From this reading A Court ball for the high functionaries and dignities of the Kingdom was to take place that evening.
played
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From this reading This woman, still young and very beautiful, played an important role in the small world of the Palace.
present
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From this reading Furthermore, the Queen was very much exercised over the rumor that the Grand Duchess Alexandra was to be present.
Prince
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From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
Queen
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From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
reason
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From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
reception
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From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
role
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From this reading This woman, still young and very beautiful, played an important role in the small world of the Palace.
rumor
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From this reading Furthermore, the Queen was very much exercised over the rumor that the Grand Duchess Alexandra was to be present.
said
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From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
serious
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From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
share
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From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
small
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From this reading This woman, still young and very beautiful, played an important role in the small world of the Palace.
some
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From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This woman, still young and very beautiful, played an important role in the small world of the Palace.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Court ball for the high functionaries and dignities of the Kingdom was to take place that evening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Court ball for the high functionaries and dignities of the Kingdom was to take place that evening.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
THEFT
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From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This woman, still young and very beautiful, played an important role in the small world of the Palace.
throne
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From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE DIAMOND Queen Hedwige had had a serious and legitimate reason for bringing her reception to an abrupt conclusion.
very
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From this reading Furthermore, the Queen was very much exercised over the rumor that the Grand Duchess Alexandra was to be present.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Court ball for the high functionaries and dignities of the Kingdom was to take place that evening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was said by the gossips that she accepted the attentions of Prince Gudulfin, in the hope that some day she might share the throne of Hesse-Weimar with him.
woman
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From this reading This woman, still young and very beautiful, played an important role in the small world of the Palace.
world
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From this reading This woman, still young and very beautiful, played an important role in the small world of the Palace.
young
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From this reading This woman, still young and very beautiful, played an important role in the small world of the Palace.
