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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 In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
adversary
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
all
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
announced
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
avowal
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
bow
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
Brunneck
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
came
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
campaign
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From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
carried
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From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
consent
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
Councillor
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
Countess
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
days
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From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
declaring
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
devised
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From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
disclosure
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
distracted
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
Dornau
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
Edmund
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From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
effects
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
encountered
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
Ettersberg
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
execution
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From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
expected
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
fain
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
fairly
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
family
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
few
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From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
fiat
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
finally
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
followed
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
Fraeulein
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
grew
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
hated
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
head
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
heard
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
Hedwig
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From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
hurricane
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
important
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
indignation
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
irrevocable
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
made
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
making
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
marriage
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
member
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
most
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
once
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
outburst
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
people
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
plan
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From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
prayers
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
precisely
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
presented
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
produced
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
refused
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
reproaches
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
Ruestow
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
sentiments
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
side
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
simultaneous
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
small
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
son
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From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
son-in-law
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
suit
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
terms
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
then
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
threats
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From this reading First came a simultaneous outburst of indignation at Brunneck and at Ettersberg; then followed reproaches, prayers, threats; finally an irrevocable fiat was issued on either side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
unambiguous
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the course of a few days the plan of campaign devised by Edmund and Hedwig was carried into execution.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Countess solemnly announced to her son, the heir, that she once for all refused her consent to such a marriage; and Fraeulein Hedwig Ruestow, on making her avowal, encountered a small hurricane, before which she was fain for a while to bow her head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
wrath
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From this reading The Councillor grew fairly distracted with wrath when he heard that an Ettersberg, a member of the family he hated, and his adversary in the Dornau suit, was to be presented to him as a son-in-law.
young
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From this reading The young people made their important disclosure, declaring their sentiments in most unambiguous terms, and the effects produced were precisely those expected.
