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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 She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
advantage
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
affirmed
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From this reading “But,” said Madame de Lamballe, “it is very strange that the police should have been so deceived, and have affirmed that they saw the queen in the inner room.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The queen, after leaving the king, felt deeply the danger she had been so nearly incurring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The queen, after leaving the king, felt deeply the danger she had been so nearly incurring.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But,” said Madame de Lamballe, “it is very strange that the police should have been so deceived, and have affirmed that they saw the queen in the inner room.”
danger
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From this reading The queen, after leaving the king, felt deeply the danger she had been so nearly incurring.
de
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From this reading “But,” said Madame de Lamballe, “it is very strange that the police should have been so deceived, and have affirmed that they saw the queen in the inner room.”
deceived
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From this reading “But,” said Madame de Lamballe, “it is very strange that the police should have been so deceived, and have affirmed that they saw the queen in the inner room.”
deeply
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From this reading The queen, after leaving the king, felt deeply the danger she had been so nearly incurring.
felt
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From this reading The queen, after leaving the king, felt deeply the danger she had been so nearly incurring.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
fortunate
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
gracious
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From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The queen, after leaving the king, felt deeply the danger she had been so nearly incurring.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But,” said Madame de Lamballe, “it is very strange that the police should have been so deceived, and have affirmed that they saw the queen in the inner room.”
incurring
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From this reading The queen, after leaving the king, felt deeply the danger she had been so nearly incurring.
influence
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
inner
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From this reading “But,” said Madame de Lamballe, “it is very strange that the police should have been so deceived, and have affirmed that they saw the queen in the inner room.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
Jeanne
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From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
king
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From this reading The queen, after leaving the king, felt deeply the danger she had been so nearly incurring.
Lamballe
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From this reading “But,” said Madame de Lamballe, “it is very strange that the police should have been so deceived, and have affirmed that they saw the queen in the inner room.”
leaving
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From this reading The queen, after leaving the king, felt deeply the danger she had been so nearly incurring.
M
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
madame
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
magnetism
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
means
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From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
Mesmer's
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
nearly
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From this reading The queen, after leaving the king, felt deeply the danger she had been so nearly incurring.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
only
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
police
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From this reading “But,” said Madame de Lamballe, “it is very strange that the police should have been so deceived, and have affirmed that they saw the queen in the inner room.”
prevented
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
preventing
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From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
prolonging
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
QUEEN
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From this reading THE QUEEN.
really
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
room
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From this reading “But,” said Madame de Lamballe, “it is very strange that the police should have been so deceived, and have affirmed that they saw the queen in the inner room.”
said
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From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
saw
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From this reading “But,” said Madame de Lamballe, “it is very strange that the police should have been so deceived, and have affirmed that they saw the queen in the inner room.”
say
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The queen, after leaving the king, felt deeply the danger she had been so nearly incurring.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “But,” said Madame de Lamballe, “it is very strange that the police should have been so deceived, and have affirmed that they saw the queen in the inner room.”
smile
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From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The queen, after leaving the king, felt deeply the danger she had been so nearly incurring.
stay
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
strange
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From this reading “But,” said Madame de Lamballe, “it is very strange that the police should have been so deceived, and have affirmed that they saw the queen in the inner room.”
taken
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEEN.
there
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From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
very
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From this reading “But,” said Madame de Lamballe, “it is very strange that the police should have been so deceived, and have affirmed that they saw the queen in the inner room.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was therefore pleased with Jeanne, who had been the means of preventing it, and said to her, with a gracious smile:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is really fortunate, madame, that you prevented my prolonging my stay at M. Mesmer’s, for only think, they have taken advantage of my being there to say that I was under the influence of the magnetism.”
