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The Mischief-Maker
The Mischief-Maker

Chapter XXXI

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BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.
Yet without a doubt mademoiselle was disturbed.
Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.
She was suddenly very pale.
"Send some of these people away," she begged.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Mischief-Maker

Chapter XXXI

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.
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Yet without a doubt mademoiselle was disturbed.
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Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.
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She was suddenly very pale.
Line 5
"Send some of these people away," she begged.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.”

Canopy noun US /ˈkæn.ə.pi/

An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.

From this reading “BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “She was suddenly very pale.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “"Send some of these people away," she begged.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Yet without a doubt mademoiselle was disturbed.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet without a doubt mademoiselle was disturbed.”

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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 BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

adored

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

away

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From this reading "Send some of these people away," she begged.

begged

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From this reading "Send some of these people away," she begged.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/

An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.

From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

disturbed

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From this reading Yet without a doubt mademoiselle was disturbed.

doubt

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From this reading Yet without a doubt mademoiselle was disturbed.

ears

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

eyes

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From this reading Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.

fixed

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From this reading Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.

Freudenberg

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From this reading Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.

hand

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From this reading Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

Herr

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From this reading Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.

mademoiselle

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

man

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

more

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

murmur

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

music

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

newspaper

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From this reading Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.

obsequious

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

Once

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

opposite

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

ORDERS

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

pale

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From this reading She was suddenly very pale.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.

people

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From this reading "Send some of these people away," she begged.

pink

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

PRINCE'S

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

riveted

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From this reading Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.

roses

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

sat

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

Send

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From this reading "Send some of these people away," she begged.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

some

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From this reading "Send some of these people away," she begged.

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading She was suddenly very pale.

surrounded

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "Send some of these people away," she begged.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.

very

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From this reading She was suddenly very pale.

waiters

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From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Yet without a doubt mademoiselle was disturbed.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Her fixed eyes were riveted upon the newspaper which Herr Freudenberg had passed into her hand.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading BY THE PRINCE'S ORDERS Once more mademoiselle sat beneath a canopy of pink roses, surrounded by obsequious waiters, with the murmur of music in her ears, opposite the man she adored.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Yet without a doubt mademoiselle was disturbed.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet without a doubt mademoiselle was disturbed.