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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 He and Nikky were playing a game in which matches represented money.
all
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From this reading The Crown Prince had won nearly all of them and was quite pink with excitement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and Nikky were playing a game in which matches represented money.
asleep
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
Braithwaite
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Countess Loschek had brought her some medicine.
cards
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From this reading “It cured her very quickly,” said the Crown Prince, shuffling the cards with clumsy fingers.
changed
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
cloth
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading “It cured her very quickly,” said the Crown Prince, shuffling the cards with clumsy fingers.
cold
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
couch
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
Countess
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From this reading The Countess Loschek had brought her some medicine.
Crown
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From this reading “It cured her very quickly,” said the Crown Prince, shuffling the cards with clumsy fingers.
cured
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From this reading “It cured her very quickly,” said the Crown Prince, shuffling the cards with clumsy fingers.
deeply
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
excitement
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From this reading The Crown Prince had won nearly all of them and was quite pink with excitement.
Ferdinand
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
fingers
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From this reading “It cured her very quickly,” said the Crown Prince, shuffling the cards with clumsy fingers.
game
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From this reading He and Nikky were playing a game in which matches represented money.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Countess Loschek had brought her some medicine.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Nikky were playing a game in which matches represented money.
head
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It cured her very quickly,” said the Crown Prince, shuffling the cards with clumsy fingers.
Loschek
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From this reading The Countess Loschek had brought her some medicine.
matches
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From this reading He and Nikky were playing a game in which matches represented money.
medicine
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From this reading The Countess Loschek had brought her some medicine.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
money
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From this reading He and Nikky were playing a game in which matches represented money.
move
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
nearly
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From this reading The Crown Prince had won nearly all of them and was quite pink with excitement.
Nikky
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From this reading He and Nikky were playing a game in which matches represented money.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Crown Prince had won nearly all of them and was quite pink with excitement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
Otto
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
pink
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From this reading The Crown Prince had won nearly all of them and was quite pink with excitement.
playing
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From this reading He and Nikky were playing a game in which matches represented money.
Prince
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
quickly
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From this reading “It cured her very quickly,” said the Crown Prince, shuffling the cards with clumsy fingers.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Crown Prince had won nearly all of them and was quite pink with excitement.
represented
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From this reading He and Nikky were playing a game in which matches represented money.
said
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From this reading “It cured her very quickly,” said the Crown Prince, shuffling the cards with clumsy fingers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
shuffling
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From this reading “It cured her very quickly,” said the Crown Prince, shuffling the cards with clumsy fingers.
sitting-room
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
some
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From this reading The Countess Loschek had brought her some medicine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Crown Prince had won nearly all of them and was quite pink with excitement.
very
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From this reading “It cured her very quickly,” said the Crown Prince, shuffling the cards with clumsy fingers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and Nikky were playing a game in which matches represented money.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He and Nikky were playing a game in which matches represented money.
William
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From this reading Miss Braithwaite was asleep on the couch in her sitting-room, deeply asleep, so that when Prince Ferdinand William Otto changed the cold cloth on her head, she did not even move.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It cured her very quickly,” said the Crown Prince, shuffling the cards with clumsy fingers.
won
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From this reading The Crown Prince had won nearly all of them and was quite pink with excitement.
