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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Barine had been an hour in the palace.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
Ay
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From this reading Ay, she was roused to fury, and yet she felt how completely this passionate resentment contradicted her whole nature.
Barine
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From this reading Barine had been an hour in the palace.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Barine had been an hour in the palace.
bitter
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From this reading She longed only for something to divert her thoughts from the deep and bitter emotion which filled her soul.
catch
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From this reading Barine listened without making the slightest effort to catch the meaning of the words which reached her ears.
chamber
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
cheers
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
completely
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From this reading Ay, she was roused to fury, and yet she felt how completely this passionate resentment contradicted her whole nature.
conducted
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
contradicted
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From this reading Ay, she was roused to fury, and yet she felt how completely this passionate resentment contradicted her whole nature.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
deep
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From this reading She longed only for something to divert her thoughts from the deep and bitter emotion which filled her soul.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
distinctly
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
divert
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From this reading She longed only for something to divert her thoughts from the deep and bitter emotion which filled her soul.
ears
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From this reading Barine listened without making the slightest effort to catch the meaning of the words which reached her ears.
effort
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From this reading Barine listened without making the slightest effort to catch the meaning of the words which reached her ears.
emotion
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From this reading She longed only for something to divert her thoughts from the deep and bitter emotion which filled her soul.
felt
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From this reading Ay, she was roused to fury, and yet she felt how completely this passionate resentment contradicted her whole nature.
filled
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From this reading She longed only for something to divert her thoughts from the deep and bitter emotion which filled her soul.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She longed only for something to divert her thoughts from the deep and bitter emotion which filled her soul.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She longed only for something to divert her thoughts from the deep and bitter emotion which filled her soul.
furnished
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
fury
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From this reading Ay, she was roused to fury, and yet she felt how completely this passionate resentment contradicted her whole nature.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Barine had been an hour in the palace.
heard
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Barine listened without making the slightest effort to catch the meaning of the words which reached her ears.
hour
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From this reading Barine had been an hour in the palace.
how
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From this reading Ay, she was roused to fury, and yet she felt how completely this passionate resentment contradicted her whole nature.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Barine had been an hour in the palace.
listened
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From this reading Barine listened without making the slightest effort to catch the meaning of the words which reached her ears.
longed
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From this reading She longed only for something to divert her thoughts from the deep and bitter emotion which filled her soul.
loud
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
magnificently
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
making
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From this reading Barine listened without making the slightest effort to catch the meaning of the words which reached her ears.
meaning
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From this reading Barine listened without making the slightest effort to catch the meaning of the words which reached her ears.
men
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
nature
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From this reading Ay, she was roused to fury, and yet she felt how completely this passionate resentment contradicted her whole nature.
night
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
only
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From this reading She longed only for something to divert her thoughts from the deep and bitter emotion which filled her soul.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
palace
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From this reading Barine had been an hour in the palace.
passionate
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From this reading Ay, she was roused to fury, and yet she felt how completely this passionate resentment contradicted her whole nature.
Queen
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
reached
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From this reading Barine listened without making the slightest effort to catch the meaning of the words which reached her ears.
resentment
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From this reading Ay, she was roused to fury, and yet she felt how completely this passionate resentment contradicted her whole nature.
room
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
roused
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From this reading Ay, she was roused to fury, and yet she felt how completely this passionate resentment contradicted her whole nature.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
slightest
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From this reading Barine listened without making the slightest effort to catch the meaning of the words which reached her ears.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She longed only for something to divert her thoughts from the deep and bitter emotion which filled her soul.
sometimes
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
soul
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From this reading She longed only for something to divert her thoughts from the deep and bitter emotion which filled her soul.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barine had been an hour in the palace.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Ay, she was roused to fury, and yet she felt how completely this passionate resentment contradicted her whole nature.
thoughts
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From this reading She longed only for something to divert her thoughts from the deep and bitter emotion which filled her soul.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
voice
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From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The magnificently furnished room to which she was conducted was directly above the council chamber, and sometimes, in the silence of the night, the voice of the Queen or the loud cheers of men were distinctly heard.
whole
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From this reading Ay, she was roused to fury, and yet she felt how completely this passionate resentment contradicted her whole nature.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Barine listened without making the slightest effort to catch the meaning of the words which reached her ears.
words
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From this reading Barine listened without making the slightest effort to catch the meaning of the words which reached her ears.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Ay, she was roused to fury, and yet she felt how completely this passionate resentment contradicted her whole nature.
