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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 "_Quelle horreur_, Felise! that was a shocking _denouement_ to-night.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
Arnold
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
back
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
ball
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
brink
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From this reading We tremble on the brink of a volcano."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
Carlyle's
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
carriage
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
chateau
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
Colonel
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
corner
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
costume
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
covert
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From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
cushions
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
Dane's
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From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
daughter
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
denouement
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From this reading "_Quelle horreur_, Felise! that was a shocking _denouement_ to-night.
elder
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
expressed
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
Felise
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From this reading "_Quelle horreur_, Felise! that was a shocking _denouement_ to-night.
fiendish
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
fortune-teller
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
homeward
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
horreur
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From this reading "_Quelle horreur_, Felise! that was a shocking _denouement_ to-night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
lady's
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
laugh
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
laughed
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
leaning
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
Leslie
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From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
low
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
luxurious
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
Ma
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From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
masquerade
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
mere
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From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We tremble on the brink of a volcano."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We tremble on the brink of a volcano."
only
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
picturesque
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
Quelle
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From this reading "_Quelle horreur_, Felise! that was a shocking _denouement_ to-night.
remark
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
resurrection
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From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
rolling
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
satisfaction
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
shocking
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From this reading "_Quelle horreur_, Felise! that was a shocking _denouement_ to-night.
silken
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
sneer
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From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
surprise
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From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
terror
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_Quelle horreur_, Felise! that was a shocking _denouement_ to-night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We tremble on the brink of a volcano."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
to-night
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From this reading "_Quelle horreur_, Felise! that was a shocking _denouement_ to-night.
tone
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
tremble
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From this reading We tremble on the brink of a volcano."
trepidation
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From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
unqualified
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From this reading But Felise leaning back in her corner among the silken cushions in the picturesque costume of a fortune-teller, only laughed at her terror--a low and fiendish laugh that expressed unqualified satisfaction.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
volcano
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From this reading We tremble on the brink of a volcano."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Quelle horreur_, Felise! that was a shocking _denouement_ to-night.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We tremble on the brink of a volcano."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Arnold and her daughter were rolling homeward in their luxurious carriage from the masquerade ball at Colonel Carlyle's chateau, and the elder lady's remark was uttered in a tone of trepidation and terror.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Ma mere_, was Leslie Dane's resurrection a great surprise to you?" she inquired, with a covert sneer.
