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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Dear heart," he replied, "it would go against the grain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
asking
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From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
Austrian
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From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
betrothal
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From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
bid
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From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
Bohemia
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From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Truyn would not hear of it.
cannot
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From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
case
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From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
celebrated
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From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
ceremony
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From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
daughter
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From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
dear
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From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
Embassy
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From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
farewell
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From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
foreign
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From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
go
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From this reading "Dear heart," he replied, "it would go against the grain.
grain
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From this reading "Dear heart," he replied, "it would go against the grain.
great
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From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dear heart," he replied, "it would go against the grain.
hear
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From this reading But Truyn would not hear of it.
heart
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From this reading "Dear heart," he replied, "it would go against the grain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
home
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From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Truyn would not hear of it.
last
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From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
Lodrin
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From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Truyn would not hear of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
Oswald
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From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
own
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From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
persisted
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From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
place
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From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
reluctance
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From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
replied
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From this reading "Dear heart," he replied, "it would go against the grain.
resolved
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From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
sorrow
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From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
take
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From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
Truyn
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From this reading Truyn had insisted that the betrothal of his daughter to Oswald Lodrin should be celebrated in Bohemia.
Why
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From this reading "Why," she persisted in asking him, "cannot the ceremony take place, as in our own case, at the Austrian Embassy?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Truyn would not hear of it.
yielded
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From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
Zinka
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From this reading Zinka had yielded with great reluctance and sorrow, and had at last resolved to bid farewell to her dear foreign home.
