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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 During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again she reaped lavish praise, but several times she met Appenzelder's well-founded criticisms with opposition.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
apartments
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From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
appeared
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From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
Appenzelder's
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From this reading Again she reaped lavish praise, but several times she met Appenzelder's well-founded criticisms with opposition.
appreciation
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From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
Barbara
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From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A few lords and ladies of the court, several priests, knights, and pages had been the only listeners.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
best
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From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
chapel
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From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
chase
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From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
court
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From this reading A few lords and ladies of the court, several priests, knights, and pages had been the only listeners.
criticisms
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From this reading Again she reaped lavish praise, but several times she met Appenzelder's well-founded criticisms with opposition.
day
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From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
easily
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From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
Emperor
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From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
fast
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From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
few
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From this reading A few lords and ladies of the court, several priests, knights, and pages had been the only listeners.
following
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From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
gone
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From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
Hungary
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From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
irritated
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From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
knights
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From this reading A few lords and ladies of the court, several priests, knights, and pages had been the only listeners.
ladies
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From this reading A few lords and ladies of the court, several priests, knights, and pages had been the only listeners.
lavish
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From this reading Again she reaped lavish praise, but several times she met Appenzelder's well-founded criticisms with opposition.
listeners
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From this reading A few lords and ladies of the court, several priests, knights, and pages had been the only listeners.
lords
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From this reading A few lords and ladies of the court, several priests, knights, and pages had been the only listeners.
met
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From this reading Again she reaped lavish praise, but several times she met Appenzelder's well-founded criticisms with opposition.
monarch
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From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
New
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From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
only
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From this reading A few lords and ladies of the court, several priests, knights, and pages had been the only listeners.
opposition
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From this reading Again she reaped lavish praise, but several times she met Appenzelder's well-founded criticisms with opposition.
pages
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From this reading A few lords and ladies of the court, several priests, knights, and pages had been the only listeners.
praise
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From this reading Again she reaped lavish praise, but several times she met Appenzelder's well-founded criticisms with opposition.
priests
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From this reading A few lords and ladies of the court, several priests, knights, and pages had been the only listeners.
Queen
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From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
reaped
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From this reading Again she reaped lavish praise, but several times she met Appenzelder's well-founded criticisms with opposition.
rehearsal
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From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
Scales
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From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
sensitiveness
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From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
several
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From this reading A few lords and ladies of the court, several priests, knights, and pages had been the only listeners.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
singing
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From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
sorely
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From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
times
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From this reading Again she reaped lavish praise, but several times she met Appenzelder's well-founded criticisms with opposition.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
vainly
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From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
waited
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From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
well-founded
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From this reading Again she reaped lavish praise, but several times she met Appenzelder's well-founded criticisms with opposition.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Queen of Hungary had gone to the chase, and the monarch had remained in his apartments, while she had done her best below.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again she reaped lavish praise, but several times she met Appenzelder's well-founded criticisms with opposition.
word
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From this reading During the singing in the chapel on the fast day Barbara had waited vainly for a word of appreciation from the Emperor.
wounded
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From this reading This had sorely irritated her easily wounded sensitiveness, but she had appeared at the rehearsal in the New Scales on the following morning.
