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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 Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
agent
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From this reading A police agent sat beside the chauffeur.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The anniversary of the death of Prince Hubert dawned bright and sunny.
anniversary
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From this reading The anniversary of the death of Prince Hubert dawned bright and sunny.
Annunciata
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From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
back
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From this reading Two motors took the party, by back streets, to the landing-stage.
begged
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From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A police agent sat beside the chauffeur.
Braithwaite
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From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
bright
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From this reading The anniversary of the death of Prince Hubert dawned bright and sunny.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
car
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From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
chauffeur
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From this reading A police agent sat beside the chauffeur.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
Countess
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From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
covering
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
dawned
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From this reading The anniversary of the death of Prince Hubert dawned bright and sunny.
death
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From this reading The anniversary of the death of Prince Hubert dawned bright and sunny.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
excursion
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
Ferdinand
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
Hedwig
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From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
Hubert
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From this reading The anniversary of the death of Prince Hubert dawned bright and sunny.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
informed
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
landing-stage
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From this reading Two motors took the party, by back streets, to the landing-stage.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
Miss
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From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
moment
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From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
most
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
motors
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From this reading Two motors took the party, by back streets, to the landing-stage.
nine
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
o'clock
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The anniversary of the death of Prince Hubert dawned bright and sunny.
Otto
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two motors took the party, by back streets, to the landing-stage.
Place
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
police
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From this reading A police agent sat beside the chauffeur.
Prince
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From this reading The anniversary of the death of Prince Hubert dawned bright and sunny.
salvaged
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From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
sat
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From this reading A police agent sat beside the chauffeur.
second
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From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
showed
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
snow
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
sticky
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
streets
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From this reading Two motors took the party, by back streets, to the landing-stage.
sunny
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From this reading The anniversary of the death of Prince Hubert dawned bright and sunny.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The anniversary of the death of Prince Hubert dawned bright and sunny.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two motors took the party, by back streets, to the landing-stage.
trees
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
Two
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From this reading Two motors took the party, by back streets, to the landing-stage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
wet
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
William
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From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the first were Annunciata, Hedwig, and the Countess, and at the last moment Otto had salvaged Miss Braithwaite from the second car, and begged a place for her with him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Place showed a thin covering of snow, which clung, wet and sticky, to the trees; but by nine o’clock most of it had disappeared, and Prince Ferdinand William Otto was informed that the excursion would take place.
