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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 OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
accepted
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From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
adorably
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From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
air
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From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
amused
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From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
any
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From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
apartment
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From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
became
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From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
call
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From this reading “You call me out of my condition, sir,” said she.
captivated
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From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
chamber
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From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
companion
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From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
condition
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From this reading “You call me out of my condition, sir,” said she.
Count
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From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
ENTRANCE
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From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
friend
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From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
gentle
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From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
heart
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From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
hesitation
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From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
highness
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From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
lady
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From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
laid
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From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
landlord
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From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
lisping
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From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
madam
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From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
made
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From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You call me out of my condition, sir,” said she.
more
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From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
NEW
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From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
Nullepart
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From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
objection
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From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
offer
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From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
only
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From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
out
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From this reading “You call me out of my condition, sir,” said she.
own
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From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
previously
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From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
put
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From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
readiness
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From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
said
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From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
saying
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From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
servant
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From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
SERVICE
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From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
Sir
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From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
slight
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From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
soft
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From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
speech
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From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading OF OUR ENTRANCE INTO A NEW SERVICE AGAINST this order the Count of Nullepart laid an objection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
turned
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From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
used
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From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He made the lady the offer of his own apartment; and this she accepted with a more gentle air than any she had previously used.
world
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From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading While the landlord went to have this chamber put in readiness, she turned to my companion, saying with a slight hesitation that became her adorably,-- “Sir, you are my good friend.”
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your servant, madam, if your highness will only have it so,” said the Count of Nullepart, with his amused air and that soft lisping speech which must have captivated the heart of any lady in the world.
