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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 FAIR REBEL.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
almost
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From this reading The czar was closeted with Prince Dolgoruky and Sheremetief, and the palace was almost deserted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
ante-rooms
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
attributed
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
Catherine
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
closeted
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From this reading The czar was closeted with Prince Dolgoruky and Sheremetief, and the palace was almost deserted.
connected
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
corner
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
correspondence
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
court
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
courtiers
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
curiosity
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
curiously
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
czar
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From this reading The czar was closeted with Prince Dolgoruky and Sheremetief, and the palace was almost deserted.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The czar was closeted with Prince Dolgoruky and Sheremetief, and the palace was almost deserted.
Dolgoruky
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From this reading The czar was closeted with Prince Dolgoruky and Sheremetief, and the palace was almost deserted.
doubt
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
evening
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From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
failure
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From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
FAIRnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAIR REBEL.
few
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
foolish
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
gathering
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From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
information
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From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
interest
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
knew
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
known
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
Kremlin
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From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
letter
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
lingering
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
malice
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
matter
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
met
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From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
out
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
palace
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From this reading The czar was closeted with Prince Dolgoruky and Sheremetief, and the palace was almost deserted.
particular
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
Prince
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From this reading The czar was closeted with Prince Dolgoruky and Sheremetief, and the palace was almost deserted.
pry
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
purpose
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From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
REBEL
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From this reading A FAIR REBEL.
secrets
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
Shavronsky's
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
Sheremetief
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From this reading The czar was closeted with Prince Dolgoruky and Sheremetief, and the palace was almost deserted.
signal
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From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
sole
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From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
some
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
stared
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
There
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
throne
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From this reading There are no secrets at a court; malice and curiosity pry out every corner about a throne, and I had no doubt that every particular of her foolish correspondence was known.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
unfortunate
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From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The czar was closeted with Prince Dolgoruky and Sheremetief, and the palace was almost deserted.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The few courtiers lingering in the ante-rooms stared at me curiously, as if they knew of some matter with which my name was connected, and I attributed their interest to Catherine Shavronsky’s unfortunate letter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THAT evening I went to the Kremlin for the sole purpose of gathering information, and met with signal failure.
