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Sidonia, the Sorceress — Volume 1

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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_How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.
At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.
Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.
But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?
Shame on thee!
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Sidonia, the Sorceress — Volume 1

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Sidonia, the Sorceress — Volume 1 is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.
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At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.
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Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.
/hiːr hiː tʊk hɜːr hænd kɪst ɪt ənd preɪd hɜːr nɑːt tuː dɪsˈɡreɪs ðə jʌŋ ˈmeɪdən fɔːr ðæt ʃiː wɑːz ˈɪnəsənt ʌv ɔːl ðə ˈiːvəl ðæt hæd ˈhæpənd/
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But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?
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Shame on thee!
/ʃeɪm ɑːn ðiː/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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disobedient adjective US /ˌdɪsəˈbiːdiənt/

not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority

From this reading “But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?”

exclaiming noun US /ɪkˈskleɪmɪŋ/

an abrupt excited utterance

From this reading “But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?”

Item noun US /ˈaɪtəm/

a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

From this reading “_How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.”

rightly adverb US /ˈraɪtli/

with honesty

From this reading “At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.”

Satan noun US /ˈseɪtən/

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading “But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?”

stormed verb US /stɔːrmd/

past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading “_How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.”

suspecting verb US /səˈspektɪŋ/

-ing form of “suspect” — imagine to be the case or true or probable

From this reading “At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.”

tries noun US /traɪz/

plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading “_How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.”

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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 _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

breakverbUS /breɪk/

terminate

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

Clara

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From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

conjectured

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From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

corridornounUS /ˈkɔːrədər/

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

Dewitz

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From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

disgraceverbUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

bring shame or dishonor upon

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

disobedientadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈbiːdiənt/

not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

Ernest

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From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

exclaimingnounUS /ɪkˈskleɪmɪŋ/

an abrupt excited utterance

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

gallantries

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From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

GracenounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

HereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

How

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From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

innocentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəsənt/

free from evil or guilt

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

ItemnounUS /ˈaɪtəm/

a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

kissedverbUS /kɪst/

past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

maidennounUS /ˈmeɪdən/

an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

makesnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Shame on thee!

passionnounUS /ˈpæʃən/

a strong feeling or emotion

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

prayedverbUS /preɪd/

past form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

PrincenounUS /prɪns/

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

pushedverbUS /pʊʃt/

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

rightlyadverbUS /ˈraɪtli/

with honesty

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

SatannounUS /ˈseɪtən/

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

ShamenounUS /ʃeɪm/

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading Shame on thee!

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

Sidonia

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From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

Sidonia's

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From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

slippedverbUS /slɪpt/

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

stormedverbUS /stɔːrmd/

past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

suspectingverbUS /səˈspektɪŋ/

-ing form of “suspect” — imagine to be the case or true or probable

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Shame on thee!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Here he took her hand, kissed it, and prayed her not to disgrace the young maiden, for that she was innocent of all the evil that had happened.

triesnounUS /traɪz/

plural of “try” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading At last she entered the castle; but Prince Ernest, rightly suspecting her object, slipped up to the corridor, and met her just as she had reached Sidonia's chamber.

vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

von

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From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

waysnounUS /weɪz/

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But she pushed him away, exclaiming--"Thou disobedient son, have I not heard of thy gallantries with this girl, whom Satan himself has sent into my royal house?

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading _How Sidonia makes the young Prince break his word--Item, how Clara von Dewitz in vain tries to turn her from her evil ways._ It may be easily conjectured what a passion her Grace fell into when the whole story was made known to her, and how she stormed against Sidonia.

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Reception
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Sidonia
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