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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 Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
air
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAN OF DESTINY It was not in looks alone that Fitz resembled the Man of Destiny.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
beautiful
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From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Sorry to interrupt you, Countess, but there is no time to lose."
cadences
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From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
Countess
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From this reading "Sorry to interrupt you, Countess, but there is no time to lose."
decision
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From this reading The peremptory decision of his manner fitted him for the part.
DESTINY
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From this reading THE MAN OF DESTINY It was not in looks alone that Fitz resembled the Man of Destiny.
divinely
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
effrontery
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
elbow
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
entered
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
far
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From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading The peremptory decision of his manner fitted him for the part.
Fitz
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From this reading THE MAN OF DESTINY It was not in looks alone that Fitz resembled the Man of Destiny.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The peremptory decision of his manner fitted him for the part.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The peremptory decision of his manner fitted him for the part.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The peremptory decision of his manner fitted him for the part.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN OF DESTINY It was not in looks alone that Fitz resembled the Man of Destiny.
interrupt
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From this reading "Sorry to interrupt you, Countess, but there is no time to lose."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sorry to interrupt you, Countess, but there is no time to lose."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN OF DESTINY It was not in looks alone that Fitz resembled the Man of Destiny.
looks
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From this reading THE MAN OF DESTINY It was not in looks alone that Fitz resembled the Man of Destiny.
lose
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From this reading "Sorry to interrupt you, Countess, but there is no time to lose."
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN OF DESTINY It was not in looks alone that Fitz resembled the Man of Destiny.
manner
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From this reading The peremptory decision of his manner fitted him for the part.
midst
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
music
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
musician
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From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
Napoleonic
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Sorry to interrupt you, Countess, but there is no time to lose."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MAN OF DESTINY It was not in looks alone that Fitz resembled the Man of Destiny.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN OF DESTINY It was not in looks alone that Fitz resembled the Man of Destiny.
only
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From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The peremptory decision of his manner fitted him for the part.
peremptory
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From this reading The peremptory decision of his manner fitted him for the part.
piano
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
placed
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
played
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
resembled
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From this reading THE MAN OF DESTINY It was not in looks alone that Fitz resembled the Man of Destiny.
rhapsody
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
serve
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From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
significant
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From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
Sorry
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From this reading "Sorry to interrupt you, Countess, but there is no time to lose."
straight
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
subtle
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From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE MAN OF DESTINY It was not in looks alone that Fitz resembled the Man of Destiny.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN OF DESTINY It was not in looks alone that Fitz resembled the Man of Destiny.
there
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From this reading "Sorry to interrupt you, Countess, but there is no time to lose."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sorry to interrupt you, Countess, but there is no time to lose."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
unconcerned
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
up
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From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN OF DESTINY It was not in looks alone that Fitz resembled the Man of Destiny.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The beautiful musician and her subtle cadences were significant to him only in so far as they could serve his will.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fitz entered in the midst of a rhapsody played divinely; and with an unconcerned air he went straight up to the piano, and, with Napoleonic effrontery, placed his elbow across the music.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sorry to interrupt you, Countess, but there is no time to lose."
