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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 The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He evidently possessed a fiendish temper, and moped about the castle with a constant frown upon his brow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Prince was not an old man, as she had imagined, but young and of a manly, stalwart appearance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
apparent
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From this reading Once or twice Miss Baxter came upon her with apparent traces of weeping on her face.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Prince was not an old man, as she had imagined, but young and of a manly, stalwart appearance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Prince was not an old man, as she had imagined, but young and of a manly, stalwart appearance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
Baxter
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From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
brow
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From this reading He evidently possessed a fiendish temper, and moped about the castle with a constant frown upon his brow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
came
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From this reading Once or twice Miss Baxter came upon her with apparent traces of weeping on her face.
castle
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From this reading He evidently possessed a fiendish temper, and moped about the castle with a constant frown upon his brow.
charming
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From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
constant
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From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
depression
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From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
evidently
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From this reading He evidently possessed a fiendish temper, and moped about the castle with a constant frown upon his brow.
expected
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From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
face
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From this reading Once or twice Miss Baxter came upon her with apparent traces of weeping on her face.
fiendish
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From this reading He evidently possessed a fiendish temper, and moped about the castle with a constant frown upon his brow.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
frown
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From this reading He evidently possessed a fiendish temper, and moped about the castle with a constant frown upon his brow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He evidently possessed a fiendish temper, and moped about the castle with a constant frown upon his brow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once or twice Miss Baxter came upon her with apparent traces of weeping on her face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He evidently possessed a fiendish temper, and moped about the castle with a constant frown upon his brow.
imagined
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From this reading The Prince was not an old man, as she had imagined, but young and of a manly, stalwart appearance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
lady
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From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
man
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From this reading The Prince was not an old man, as she had imagined, but young and of a manly, stalwart appearance.
manly
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From this reading The Prince was not an old man, as she had imagined, but young and of a manly, stalwart appearance.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
moped
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From this reading He evidently possessed a fiendish temper, and moped about the castle with a constant frown upon his brow.
much
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From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Prince was not an old man, as she had imagined, but young and of a manly, stalwart appearance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
old
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From this reading The Prince was not an old man, as she had imagined, but young and of a manly, stalwart appearance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once or twice Miss Baxter came upon her with apparent traces of weeping on her face.
Once
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From this reading Once or twice Miss Baxter came upon her with apparent traces of weeping on her face.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once or twice Miss Baxter came upon her with apparent traces of weeping on her face.
possessed
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From this reading He evidently possessed a fiendish temper, and moped about the castle with a constant frown upon his brow.
Prince
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From this reading The Prince was not an old man, as she had imagined, but young and of a manly, stalwart appearance.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
Schloss
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From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
stalwart
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From this reading The Prince was not an old man, as she had imagined, but young and of a manly, stalwart appearance.
state
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From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
temper
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From this reading He evidently possessed a fiendish temper, and moped about the castle with a constant frown upon his brow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
traces
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From this reading Once or twice Miss Baxter came upon her with apparent traces of weeping on her face.
twice
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From this reading Once or twice Miss Baxter came upon her with apparent traces of weeping on her face.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once or twice Miss Baxter came upon her with apparent traces of weeping on her face.
very
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From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
weeping
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From this reading Once or twice Miss Baxter came upon her with apparent traces of weeping on her face.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Miss Baxter found life at the Schloss much different from what she had expected.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once or twice Miss Baxter came upon her with apparent traces of weeping on her face.
young
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From this reading The Princess was a young and charming lady, very handsome, but in a state of constant depression.
