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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 My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
advice
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From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
age
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From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
Alexander
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
all
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From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
apartment
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From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
Arrival
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
Biron
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
Buy
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
Campioni
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
cannot
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From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
Charles
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
comfortable
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From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
Courland
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
D'Asagon
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
de
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
distinguished
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
Duke
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
Empress
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
enough
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From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
extremely
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From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
father's
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
few
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From this reading In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
frankness
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From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
French
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From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
friends
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From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
gave
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
geniality
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From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
get
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From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
Go
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
hardly
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From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
Heleine
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
horses
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From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
intended
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From this reading In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
Knight
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
know
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From this reading In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
Leave
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
letter
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
lodging
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From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
Major-General
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
Newski
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
offer
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From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
offered
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From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
Order
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
Petersburg
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
pleasant-looking
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From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
pleasures
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From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
polite
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From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
Prince
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
purse
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From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
reading
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
reception
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
Riga
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
room
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From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
Russian
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
said
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From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
See
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
sentences
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From this reading In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
service
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
Society
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
soldier
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From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
some
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From this reading In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
somewhere
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From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
son
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
spend
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From this reading In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
spoke
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From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
St
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
Stay
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
table
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From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
thirty-six
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From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
time
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From this reading In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
well
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From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
well-mannered
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From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In a few sentences he let me know what he could do for me if I intended to spend some time at Riga.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His table, his friends, his pleasures, his horses, his advice, and his purse, all these were at my service, and he offered them with the frankness of the soldier and the geniality of the prince.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
years
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From this reading He was thirty-six years of age, pleasant-looking without being handsome, and polite and well-mannered, and he spoke French extremely well.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I cannot offer you a lodging,” he said, “because I have hardly enough room for myself, but I will see that you get a comfortable apartment somewhere.”
younger
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
Zaira
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From this reading My Stay at Riga--Campioni St. Heleine--D’Asagon--Arrival of the Empress--I Leave Riga and Go to St. Petersburg--I See Society--I Buy Zaira Prince Charles de Biron, the younger son of the Duke of Courland, Major-General in the Russian service, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newski, gave me a distinguished reception after reading his father’s letter.
