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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 "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had no difficulty about finding his way down to her.
all
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
annoyed
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From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
apparently
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
arrived
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
awoke
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From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
Belvane's
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From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
busy
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
came
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From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
control
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From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
countenance
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From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
Countess
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From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
decided
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From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
difficulty
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From this reading He had no difficulty about finding his way down to her.
down
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From this reading He had no difficulty about finding his way down to her.
elbows
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From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
finding
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From this reading He had no difficulty about finding his way down to her.
firm
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From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
flagged
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From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
full
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
garden
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From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no difficulty about finding his way down to her.
hand
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no difficulty about finding his way down to her.
hedges
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From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no difficulty about finding his way down to her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had no difficulty about finding his way down to her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
lavender
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From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
led
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From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
line
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From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
mockingly
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From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
moment
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
more
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From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
mouth
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
newly
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no difficulty about finding his way down to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
off
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
once
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From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
others
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From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
Palace
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
PINK
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From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
Prince
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
refreshed
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From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
rested
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From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
RHYMES
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From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
servants
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
shoulders
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
sight
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
slightly
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From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
speak
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From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
sundial
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From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
then
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
THINKnounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
Udo
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From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
up
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From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
waiting
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From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
walk
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From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
walking
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From this reading She was walking up and down the flagged walk between her lavender hedges, and as he came in she stopped and rested her elbows on her sundial, and looked mockingly at him, waiting for him to speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By one of these, with more control over her countenance than the others, an annoyed Udo was led into Belvane's garden.
way
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From this reading He had no difficulty about finding his way down to her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
whisked
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From this reading The Palace seemed to be full of servants, all apparently busy about something which brought them for a moment in sight of the newly arrived Prince, and then whisked them off, hand to mouth and shoulders shaking.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "PINK" RHYMES WITH "THINK" Udo awoke, slightly refreshed, and decided to take a firm line with the Countess at once.
