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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 The Virgin Throned in the West: A Tabloid Tangle of Love and History.
all
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From this reading That would be in violation of all ethics of the made-to-order novel.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Virgin Throned in the West: A Tabloid Tangle of Love and History.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That would be in violation of all ethics of the made-to-order novel.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
bell
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From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
bridled
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
brush
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
dazed
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From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
determined
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
door
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From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
dust
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
electric
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From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
Elizabeth
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From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
ethics
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From this reading That would be in violation of all ethics of the made-to-order novel.
ever
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From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
free
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
gave
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
gleaned
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
heard
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From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
historical
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
History
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From this reading The Virgin Throned in the West: A Tabloid Tangle of Love and History.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
imagination
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Virgin Throned in the West: A Tabloid Tangle of Love and History.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
knocked
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From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
knowledge
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
little
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From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
Love
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From this reading The Virgin Throned in the West: A Tabloid Tangle of Love and History.
made-to-order
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From this reading That would be in violation of all ethics of the made-to-order novel.
Majesty
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From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
mission
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From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
mounted
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From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
nature
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From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
noticed
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From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
novel
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From this reading That would be in violation of all ethics of the made-to-order novel.
novels
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Virgin Throned in the West: A Tabloid Tangle of Love and History.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
palace
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From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
patience
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
Queen
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From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
rein
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
royalty
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
see
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
somewhat
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From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
somewhere
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From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
steps
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From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
summer
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From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
sun
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
Tabloid
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From this reading The Virgin Throned in the West: A Tabloid Tangle of Love and History.
Tangle
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From this reading The Virgin Throned in the West: A Tabloid Tangle of Love and History.
tell
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Virgin Throned in the West: A Tabloid Tangle of Love and History.
Throned
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From this reading The Virgin Throned in the West: A Tabloid Tangle of Love and History.
timidly
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From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
trepidation
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From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
violation
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From this reading That would be in violation of all ethics of the made-to-order novel.
Virgin
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From this reading The Virgin Throned in the West: A Tabloid Tangle of Love and History.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
West
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From this reading The Virgin Throned in the West: A Tabloid Tangle of Love and History.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Had I not been somewhat dazed by the nature of my mission, I might have noticed an electric bell somewhere around, but who ever heard of a bell on a palace door?
wished
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From this reading I had determined to see nothing but what I wished to see and to brush the dust from my knowledge of royalty—gleaned from the historical novels which tell of everything under the sun except history—so I bridled my patience and gave my imagination a free rein.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with no little trepidation that I mounted the steps of the summer palace of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and knocked timidly at the door.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That would be in violation of all ethics of the made-to-order novel.
