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102
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148
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From this reading "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?"
215
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From this reading "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?"
262
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From this reading I cried 262 "My dear friend, have you forgotten me?"
293
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From this reading 293 "I'll try--I'll try to make you happy" 342 THE KING'S MIRROR.
342
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From this reading 293 "I'll try--I'll try to make you happy" 342 THE KING'S MIRROR.
43
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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 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE "I'm not a king for my own pleasure" _Frontispiece_ Hammerfeldt came to me and kissed my hand 43 The firelight played on the hand that held the screen 102 "My ransom," said I.
accident
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From this reading "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Antonio
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From this reading Author of The Chronicles of Count Antonio--The Prisoner of Zenda--The God in the Car--Phroso--Rupert of Hentzau, etc.
Author
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From this reading Author of The Chronicles of Count Antonio--The Prisoner of Zenda--The God in the Car--Phroso--Rupert of Hentzau, etc.
brings
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From this reading "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?"
came
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Car
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Chronicles
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Count
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criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried 262 "My dear friend, have you forgotten me?"
dear
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From this reading I cried 262 "My dear friend, have you forgotten me?"
etc
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From this reading Author of The Chronicles of Count Antonio--The Prisoner of Zenda--The God in the Car--Phroso--Rupert of Hentzau, etc.
FACING
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firelight
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE "I'm not a king for my own pleasure" _Frontispiece_ Hammerfeldt came to me and kissed my hand 43 The firelight played on the hand that held the screen 102 "My ransom," said I.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I cried 262 "My dear friend, have you forgotten me?"
freedom
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From this reading "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?"
friend
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From this reading I cried 262 "My dear friend, have you forgotten me?"
Frontispiece
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God
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From this reading Author of The Chronicles of Count Antonio--The Prisoner of Zenda--The God in the Car--Phroso--Rupert of Hentzau, etc.
Hammerfeldt
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hand
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happy
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From this reading 293 "I'll try--I'll try to make you happy" 342 THE KING'S MIRROR.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I cried 262 "My dear friend, have you forgotten me?"
held
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Hentzau
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From this reading Author of The Chronicles of Count Antonio--The Prisoner of Zenda--The God in the Car--Phroso--Rupert of Hentzau, etc.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?"
honour
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From this reading "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'll
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From this reading 293 "I'll try--I'll try to make you happy" 342 THE KING'S MIRROR.
I'm
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of The Chronicles of Count Antonio--The Prisoner of Zenda--The God in the Car--Phroso--Rupert of Hentzau, etc.
king
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KING'S
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From this reading 293 "I'll try--I'll try to make you happy" 342 THE KING'S MIRROR.
kissed
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LIST
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 293 "I'll try--I'll try to make you happy" 342 THE KING'S MIRROR.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE "I'm not a king for my own pleasure" _Frontispiece_ Hammerfeldt came to me and kissed my hand 43 The firelight played on the hand that held the screen 102 "My ransom," said I.
MIRROR
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From this reading 293 "I'll try--I'll try to make you happy" 342 THE KING'S MIRROR.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE "I'm not a king for my own pleasure" _Frontispiece_ Hammerfeldt came to me and kissed my hand 43 The firelight played on the hand that held the screen 102 "My ransom," said I.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE "I'm not a king for my own pleasure" _Frontispiece_ Hammerfeldt came to me and kissed my hand 43 The firelight played on the hand that held the screen 102 "My ransom," said I.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of The Chronicles of Count Antonio--The Prisoner of Zenda--The God in the Car--Phroso--Rupert of Hentzau, etc.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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own
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PAGE
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Phroso
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From this reading Author of The Chronicles of Count Antonio--The Prisoner of Zenda--The God in the Car--Phroso--Rupert of Hentzau, etc.
played
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pleasure
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price
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From this reading "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?"
Prisoner
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pure
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From this reading "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?"
ransom
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Rupert
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said
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screen
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE "I'm not a king for my own pleasure" _Frontispiece_ Hammerfeldt came to me and kissed my hand 43 The firelight played on the hand that held the screen 102 "My ransom," said I.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of The Chronicles of Count Antonio--The Prisoner of Zenda--The God in the Car--Phroso--Rupert of Hentzau, etc.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE "I'm not a king for my own pleasure" _Frontispiece_ Hammerfeldt came to me and kissed my hand 43 The firelight played on the hand that held the screen 102 "My ransom," said I.
try
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From this reading 293 "I'll try--I'll try to make you happy" 342 THE KING'S MIRROR.
Varvilliers
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From this reading "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?"
Why
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From this reading "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The price of my freedom" 148 "On my honour, a pure accident," said Varvilliers 215 "Why, what brings you here?"
Zenda
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From this reading Author of The Chronicles of Count Antonio--The Prisoner of Zenda--The God in the Car--Phroso--Rupert of Hentzau, etc.
