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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
all
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
Amelia
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From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
blessings
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
confidante
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From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
day
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From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
deliverance
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
doubt
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
effecting
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
enjoy
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From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
Ernestine
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From this reading "Undoubtedly," said Ernestine von Haak; "we shall and must succeed."
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRENCK'S FIRST FLIGHT.
five
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From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
FLIGHT
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From this reading TRENCK'S FIRST FLIGHT.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
God
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
Haak
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From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
happy
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
liberation
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From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
means
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
months
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From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Undoubtedly," said Ernestine von Haak; "we shall and must succeed."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
owe
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
permitted
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
said
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From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Undoubtedly," said Ernestine von Haak; "we shall and must succeed."
succeed
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
survive
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
then
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From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
To-day
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From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
torments
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
torture
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From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
TRENCK'S
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From this reading TRENCK'S FIRST FLIGHT.
Undoubtedly
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From this reading "Undoubtedly," said Ernestine von Haak; "we shall and must succeed."
von
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From this reading "This is, then, the day of his liberation?" said Princess Amelia to her confidante, Mademoiselle von Haak.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Undoubtedly," said Ernestine von Haak; "we shall and must succeed."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "To-day, after five months of torture, he will again be free, will again enjoy life and liberty.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
work
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From this reading And to me, happy princess, will he owe all these blessings; to me, whom God has permitted to survive all these torments, that I might be the means of effecting his deliverance, for, without doubt, our work will succeed, will it not?"
