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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 Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
accordance
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
accustomed
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
air
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Of whom are you talking?"
asked
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
Austrian
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
bad
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
Capriani
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From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
chair
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
constraint
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
custom
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
de
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
depressed
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
dined
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
dinner
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
done
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From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
earlier
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
encountered
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From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
erect
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
especially
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
exclaimed
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From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
family
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
fellow
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From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
foreign
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
found
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
gants
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
generation
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
gilt
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
gloves
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From this reading "Of whom are you talking?" she asked a second time, smoothing her gloves.
gown
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
gray
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
habit
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
half-past
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
hour
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
hours
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
inconvenient
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
just
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
late
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
Madame
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
national
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
never
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From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
over-trimmed
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
rather
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
Schneeburg
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
second
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
silk-muslin
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
sitting
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
small
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
smoothing
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From this reading "Of whom are you talking?" she asked a second time, smoothing her gloves.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
Suede
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
talking
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From this reading "Of whom are you talking?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
There
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From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
three
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
time
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From this reading "Of whom are you talking?" she asked a second time, smoothing her gloves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
tone
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
very
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
weakness
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From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
whole
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From this reading The hour was three, and just before dinner; in accordance with Austrian custom, or rather with the national bad habit, they dined at Schneeburg at half-past three, although the whole family, especially those of the second generation, accustomed to late foreign hours, found this earlier hour very inconvenient.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Of whom are you talking?"
wife
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From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There is nothing to be done with the fellow.--I never encountered such weakness of mind," exclaimed Capriani to his wife.
wore
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From this reading Madame Capriani asked in her depressed tone; she was sitting erect upon a small gilt chair, she wore a gray, silk-muslin gown, rather over-trimmed, _gants de Suede_, and an air of constraint.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of whom are you talking?"
