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25th
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From this reading On the afternoon of the 25th, however, Clementina read more than reproach in his eyes, more than discomfort in the agitation of his manner.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
agitation
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From this reading On the afternoon of the 25th, however, Clementina read more than reproach in his eyes, more than discomfort in the agitation of his manner.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
April
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was still winter at Innspruck, though the calendar declared it to be spring.
back
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From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
Baden
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From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was still winter at Innspruck, though the calendar declared it to be spring.
budless
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
calendar
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From this reading It was still winter at Innspruck, though the calendar declared it to be spring.
Chateaudoux
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
Clementina
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From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
cold
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
declared
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From this reading It was still winter at Innspruck, though the calendar declared it to be spring.
deep
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
discomfort
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From this reading On the afternoon of the 25th, however, Clementina read more than reproach in his eyes, more than discomfort in the agitation of his manner.
drifted
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
exile
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From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
eyes
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From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading On the afternoon of the 25th, however, Clementina read more than reproach in his eyes, more than discomfort in the agitation of his manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Therefore she waited in patience.
inconvenienced
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
Innspruck
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From this reading It was still winter at Innspruck, though the calendar declared it to be spring.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still winter at Innspruck, though the calendar declared it to be spring.
M
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
manner
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From this reading On the afternoon of the 25th, however, Clementina read more than reproach in his eyes, more than discomfort in the agitation of his manner.
match
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From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
month
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
more
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From this reading On the afternoon of the 25th, however, Clementina read more than reproach in his eyes, more than discomfort in the agitation of his manner.
most
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From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
much
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the afternoon of the 25th, however, Clementina read more than reproach in his eyes, more than discomfort in the agitation of his manner.
patience
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From this reading Therefore she waited in patience.
Prince
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From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
promenades
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
read
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From this reading On the afternoon of the 25th, however, Clementina read more than reproach in his eyes, more than discomfort in the agitation of his manner.
refused
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From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
reproach
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From this reading On the afternoon of the 25th, however, Clementina read more than reproach in his eyes, more than discomfort in the agitation of his manner.
reproachful
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From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Therefore she waited in patience.
snow
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
spring
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From this reading It was still winter at Innspruck, though the calendar declared it to be spring.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still winter at Innspruck, though the calendar declared it to be spring.
storms
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
streets
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From this reading April was budless and cold, a month of storms; the snow drifted deep along the streets and M. Chateaudoux was much inconvenienced during his promenades in the afternoon.
stubbornly
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From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading On the afternoon of the 25th, however, Clementina read more than reproach in his eyes, more than discomfort in the agitation of his manner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was still winter at Innspruck, though the calendar declared it to be spring.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore she waited in patience.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was still winter at Innspruck, though the calendar declared it to be spring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was still winter at Innspruck, though the calendar declared it to be spring.
vagabond
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From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
waited
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From this reading Therefore she waited in patience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still winter at Innspruck, though the calendar declared it to be spring.
winter
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From this reading It was still winter at Innspruck, though the calendar declared it to be spring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would come back with most reproachful eyes for Clementina in that she so stubbornly clung to her vagabond exile and refused so fine a match as the Prince of Baden.
