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From this reading "OLDENZAAL, August 23d, 1841.
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From this reading "OLDENZAAL, August 23d, 1841.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I expected to have found a letter announcing your arrival at Oldenzaal, my dear Maximilian.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
announcingverbUS /əˈnaʊnsɪŋ/
-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement
From this reading I expected to have found a letter announcing your arrival at Oldenzaal, my dear Maximilian.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading I expected to have found a letter announcing your arrival at Oldenzaal, my dear Maximilian.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I expected to have found a letter announcing your arrival at Oldenzaal, my dear Maximilian.
AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading "OLDENZAAL, August 23d, 1841.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
COUNTverbUS /kaʊnt/
determine the number or amount of
From this reading PRINCE HENRY D'HERKAUSEN-OLDENZAAL TO COUNT MAXIMILIAN KAMINETN.
dnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "OLDENZAAL, August 23d, 1841.
D'HERKAUSEN-OLDENZAAL
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From this reading PRINCE HENRY D'HERKAUSEN-OLDENZAAL TO COUNT MAXIMILIAN KAMINETN.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading I expected to have found a letter announcing your arrival at Oldenzaal, my dear Maximilian.
detainedverbUS /dɪˈteɪnd/
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
dukenounUS /duːk/
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I expected to have found a letter announcing your arrival at Oldenzaal, my dear Maximilian.
familynounUS /ˈfæməli/
a social unit living together
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading I expected to have found a letter announcing your arrival at Oldenzaal, my dear Maximilian.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
Gerolstein
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From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
grandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
griefnounUS /ɡriːf/
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
HENRYnounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading PRINCE HENRY D'HERKAUSEN-OLDENZAAL TO COUNT MAXIMILIAN KAMINETN.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
HungarynounUS /ˈhʌŋɡəri/
a republic in central Europe
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
ImagineverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒən/
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
KAMINETN
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From this reading PRINCE HENRY D'HERKAUSEN-OLDENZAAL TO COUNT MAXIMILIAN KAMINETN.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I expected to have found a letter announcing your arrival at Oldenzaal, my dear Maximilian.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
MAXIMILIAN
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From this reading PRINCE HENRY D'HERKAUSEN-OLDENZAAL TO COUNT MAXIMILIAN KAMINETN.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I expected to have found a letter announcing your arrival at Oldenzaal, my dear Maximilian.
OLDENZAAL
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From this reading "OLDENZAAL, August 23d, 1841.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
PRINCEnounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading PRINCE HENRY D'HERKAUSEN-OLDENZAAL TO COUNT MAXIMILIAN KAMINETN.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PRINCE HENRY D'HERKAUSEN-OLDENZAAL TO COUNT MAXIMILIAN KAMINETN.
understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have just returned from Gerolstein, where I passed three months with the grand duke and his family.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Imagine my grief and surprise, when I understood that you would be detained in Hungary several weeks longer.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I expected to have found a letter announcing your arrival at Oldenzaal, my dear Maximilian.
