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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 Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Countess Loschek was on her way across the border.
afoot
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
altered
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
Ar-on-ar
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
arranged
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From this reading “The matter of passports for the border is arranged, madame,” Black Humbert told her.
arrangements
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From this reading The arrangements were not of her making.
arrival
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
Black
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From this reading “The matter of passports for the border is arranged, madame,” Black Humbert told her.
border
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From this reading The Countess Loschek was on her way across the border.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
car
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From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
castle
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
concluded
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From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
Countess
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From this reading The Countess Loschek was on her way across the border.
disposal
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From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
elapsed
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From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The matter of passports for the border is arranged, madame,” Black Humbert told her.
given
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
go
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Countess Loschek was on her way across the border.
hire
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
Humbert
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From this reading “The matter of passports for the border is arranged, madame,” Black Humbert told her.
indeed
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From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
interval
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From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The matter of passports for the border is arranged, madame,” Black Humbert told her.
Loschek
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From this reading The Countess Loschek was on her way across the border.
machine
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
madame
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From this reading “The matter of passports for the border is arranged, madame,” Black Humbert told her.
making
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From this reading The arrangements were not of her making.
matter
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From this reading “The matter of passports for the border is arranged, madame,” Black Humbert told her.
motor
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
mountain
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The arrangements were not of her making.
now
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From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The arrangements were not of her making.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Countess Loschek was on her way across the border.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
passports
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From this reading “The matter of passports for the border is arranged, madame,” Black Humbert told her.
permission
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
placed
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From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
plan
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
reason
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From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
shortly
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Countess Loschek was on her way across the border.
there
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The matter of passports for the border is arranged, madame,” Black Humbert told her.
town
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From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Countess Loschek was on her way across the border.
way
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From this reading The Countess Loschek was on her way across the border.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The arrangements were not of her making.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her plan, which had been to go afoot across the mountain to the town of Ar-on-ar, and there to hire a motor, had been altered by the arrival at the castle, shortly after the permission was given, of a machine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So short an interval, indeed, had elapsed that she concluded, with reason, that this car now placed at her disposal was the one which had brought that permission.
