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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 For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
aback
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From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
all
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From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
Andreas
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From this reading Now, that was exactly the result Andreas Hausberger had counted upon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
Church
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circumstances
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From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
comport
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counted
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From this reading Now, that was exactly the result Andreas Hausberger had counted upon.
exactly
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From this reading Now, that was exactly the result Andreas Hausberger had counted upon.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, that was exactly the result Andreas Hausberger had counted upon.
hardly
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From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
Hausberger
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
Herr
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From this reading SPIRITUAL WEAPONS The Herr Vicar in Meran!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
how
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From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SPIRITUAL WEAPONS The Herr Vicar in Meran!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was wonderful, miraculous!
knew
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From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
like
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From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
Linnet
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From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
loved
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From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
Meran
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From this reading SPIRITUAL WEAPONS The Herr Vicar in Meran!
minute
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miraculous
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From this reading It was wonderful, miraculous!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
novel
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Now
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From this reading Now, that was exactly the result Andreas Hausberger had counted upon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
own
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From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
political
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portent
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purposes
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From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
result
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From this reading Now, that was exactly the result Andreas Hausberger had counted upon.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
social
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From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
sound
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From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
SPIRITUAL
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From this reading SPIRITUAL WEAPONS The Herr Vicar in Meran!
strategists
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
taken
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From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPIRITUAL WEAPONS The Herr Vicar in Meran!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
two
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From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
unexpected
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now, that was exactly the result Andreas Hausberger had counted upon.
use
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From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
utterly
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From this reading For a minute or two, Linnet was so utterly taken aback at this unexpected portent that she hardly knew how to comport herself under such novel circumstances.
Vicar
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From this reading SPIRITUAL WEAPONS The Herr Vicar in Meran!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was wonderful, miraculous!
WEAPONS
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From this reading SPIRITUAL WEAPONS The Herr Vicar in Meran!
wise
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From this reading Andreas loved not the Church, to be sure, but, like all sound strategists, political or social, he knew how to make use of it for his own wise purposes.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was wonderful, miraculous!