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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
apartments
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From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
breakfast
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From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
chill
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From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
coldly
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From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
day
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From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
dear
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From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
dismiss
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From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
evening
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From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
expression
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From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
following
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From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
friend
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From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
friends
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From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
gone
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From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
greeted
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From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is not what I like.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not what I like.'
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not what I like.'
like
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From this reading It is not what I like.'
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
midnight
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From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
Napraxine
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From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
o'clock
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From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
Othmar
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From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
own
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From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
Platon
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From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
rooms
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From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
said
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From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
saw
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From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
see
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From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
soul
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From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
speak
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From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
spoke
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From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
surrounded
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From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
then
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From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
there
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From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
used
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From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
usual
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From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
ventured
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From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
visit
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From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is not what I like.'
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When everyone had gone to their rooms after midnight he ventured to visit her in her own apartments.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
wife
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From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Othmar did not see his wife on the following day until the one o'clock breakfast, and then saw her surrounded with her friends.
women
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From this reading Her women were there; she did not as usual dismiss them; she looked at him with something of that expression which used to chill the soul of Platon Napraxine.
yesterday
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From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'My dear friend,' she said coldly as he greeted her, 'do not speak to me again as you spoke yesterday evening.
