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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.