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altar
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From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
asked
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From this reading “And did she tell you nothing?” asked the regent, kindly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She told me only that it had been done at her request and that she wished it.
Charlotte
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From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
cried
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From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “And did she tell you nothing?” asked the regent, kindly.
direction
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From this reading She walked straight to the regent, without glancing in my direction.
done
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From this reading “She told me only that it had been done at her request and that she wished it.
face
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From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
followed
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From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
glancing
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From this reading She walked straight to the regent, without glancing in my direction.
gown
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From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
GRATITUDE
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From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
kindly
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From this reading “And did she tell you nothing?” asked the regent, kindly.
last
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From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
moment
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From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
monsieur
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From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She walked straight to the regent, without glancing in my direction.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “And did she tell you nothing?” asked the regent, kindly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
only
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From this reading “She told me only that it had been done at her request and that she wished it.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
regent
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From this reading She walked straight to the regent, without glancing in my direction.
REGENT'S
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From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
request
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From this reading “She told me only that it had been done at her request and that she wished it.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
separated
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From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
straight
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From this reading She walked straight to the regent, without glancing in my direction.
tears
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From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
tell
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From this reading “And did she tell you nothing?” asked the regent, kindly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
there
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From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
told
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From this reading “She told me only that it had been done at her request and that she wished it.
traces
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From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
walked
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From this reading She walked straight to the regent, without glancing in my direction.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it, monsieur?” she cried, “what is it that has separated me from Charlotte at this last moment?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
wished
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From this reading “She told me only that it had been done at her request and that she wished it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She walked straight to the regent, without glancing in my direction.
wore
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From this reading THE REGENT’S GRATITUDE She wore the same gown in which she had followed the princess to the altar, and there were traces of tears upon her face.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And did she tell you nothing?” asked the regent, kindly.
