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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
Anguish
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From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
anticipated
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From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
astir
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From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
Axphain
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From this reading The nobility of Graustark was there; the visitors of Axphain were being entertained.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The nobility of Graustark was there; the visitors of Axphain were being entertained.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
castle
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From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
customary
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From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
doors
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From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
entertained
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From this reading The nobility of Graustark was there; the visitors of Axphain were being entertained.
entrance
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From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
excitement
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From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
fears
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From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
Graustark
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From this reading The nobility of Graustark was there; the visitors of Axphain were being entertained.
guards
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From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
halted
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From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
hopes
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From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
ill-bred
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From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
impulsiveness
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From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
Lorenz
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From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
Lorry's
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From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
men
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From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
met
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From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
minions
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From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
nobility
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From this reading The nobility of Graustark was there; the visitors of Axphain were being entertained.
objections
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From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
obstacle
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From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
overruled
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From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
peremptorily
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From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
pregnant
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From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
presence
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From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
proceeded
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From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
profoundly
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From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
saluted
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From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
seen
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From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
stared
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From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
subdued
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From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
tall
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From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At the castle doors the two met their first obstacle, but they had anticipated its presence Two guards halted them peremptorily.
there
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From this reading The nobility of Graustark was there; the visitors of Axphain were being entertained.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
thriving
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From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
two
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From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
visitors
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From this reading The nobility of Graustark was there; the visitors of Axphain were being entertained.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It could be seen that the castle was astir with excitement, subdued and pregnant with thriving hopes and fears.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The nobility of Graustark was there; the visitors of Axphain were being entertained.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anguish, with his customary impulsiveness, overruled Lorry's objections, and they proceeded toward the entrance.
wonder
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From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
world
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From this reading The guards of the Princess saluted profoundly, while the minions of Lorenz stared with ill-bred wonder upon these two tall men from another world.
