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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 slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
all
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From this reading They all, including Count Gustav himself, stood in considerable awe of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
awe
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From this reading They all, including Count Gustav himself, stood in considerable awe of him.
back
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From this reading I threw my cloak over the back of a chair, sat down, and began to study Count Gustav's face.
began
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From this reading I threw my cloak over the back of a chair, sat down, and began to study Count Gustav's face.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly none of those present in the room shared it.
chair
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From this reading I threw my cloak over the back of a chair, sat down, and began to study Count Gustav's face.
cloak
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From this reading I threw my cloak over the back of a chair, sat down, and began to study Count Gustav's face.
closed
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From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
considerable
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From this reading They all, including Count Gustav himself, stood in considerable awe of him.
Count
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From this reading They all, including Count Gustav himself, stood in considerable awe of him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
door
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From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
down
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From this reading I threw my cloak over the back of a chair, sat down, and began to study Count Gustav's face.
Erlanger's
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
estimate
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
EXCELLENCY
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
face
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From this reading I threw my cloak over the back of a chair, sat down, and began to study Count Gustav's face.
General
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
gone
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From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
Gustav
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From this reading They all, including Count Gustav himself, stood in considerable awe of him.
Gustav's
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From this reading I threw my cloak over the back of a chair, sat down, and began to study Count Gustav's face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
hand
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From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They all, including Count Gustav himself, stood in considerable awe of him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They all, including Count Gustav himself, stood in considerable awe of him.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
importance
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Certainly none of those present in the room shared it.
including
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From this reading They all, including Count Gustav himself, stood in considerable awe of him.
induced
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
Lieutenant
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From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
men
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From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
morning
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I threw my cloak over the back of a chair, sat down, and began to study Count Gustav's face.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Certainly none of those present in the room shared it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
occurred
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
opinion
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
out
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From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I threw my cloak over the back of a chair, sat down, and began to study Count Gustav's face.
own
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
present
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From this reading Certainly none of those present in the room shared it.
reconsider
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
RESCUE
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
room
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From this reading Certainly none of those present in the room shared it.
said
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
sat
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From this reading I threw my cloak over the back of a chair, sat down, and began to study Count Gustav's face.
sent
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From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
shared
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From this reading Certainly none of those present in the room shared it.
slight
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From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
somewhere
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
spoken
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From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They all, including Count Gustav himself, stood in considerable awe of him.
study
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From this reading I threw my cloak over the back of a chair, sat down, and began to study Count Gustav's face.
take
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all, including Count Gustav himself, stood in considerable awe of him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Certainly none of those present in the room shared it.
threw
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From this reading I threw my cloak over the back of a chair, sat down, and began to study Count Gustav's face.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
Varga
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From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
von
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
wave
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From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
well
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From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HIS EXCELLENCY TO THE RESCUE I have said somewhere that I did not take General von Erlanger's importance at his own estimate of it; but what occurred that morning might well have induced me to reconsider that opinion.
word
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From this reading A slight wave of the hand sent Lieutenant Varga and his men out of the room; and until they had gone and the door closed behind them, not another word was spoken.
