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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 short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
all
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, your highness," the servant answered with a respectful bow.
apartments
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is Herr Rojanow in his rooms?" he asked a footman.
bow
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From this reading "Yes, your highness," the servant answered with a respectful bow.
brilliantly
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
carriage
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From this reading "Then order the carriage for nine o'clock, to take us to the castle."
castle
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From this reading "Then order the carriage for nine o'clock, to take us to the castle."
day
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
Egon
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
entered
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
far
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
floor
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
footman
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From this reading "Is Herr Rojanow in his rooms?" he asked a footman.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then order the carriage for nine o'clock, to take us to the castle."
friend's
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
furnished
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
hastened
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is Herr Rojanow in his rooms?" he asked a footman.
Herr
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From this reading "Is Herr Rojanow in his rooms?" he asked a footman.
highness
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From this reading "Yes, your highness," the servant answered with a respectful bow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
house
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Is Herr Rojanow in his rooms?" he asked a footman.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is Herr Rojanow in his rooms?" he asked a footman.
lengthening
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
lighted
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
magnificence
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
nearly
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
nine
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From this reading "Then order the carriage for nine o'clock, to take us to the castle."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
November
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
o'clock
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From this reading "Then order the carriage for nine o'clock, to take us to the castle."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
old-time
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then order the carriage for nine o'clock, to take us to the castle."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
own
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
palace
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
Prince
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
princely
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
quickly
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
rapidly
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
respectful
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From this reading "Yes, your highness," the servant answered with a respectful bow.
returning
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
Rojanow
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From this reading "Is Herr Rojanow in his rooms?" he asked a footman.
rooms
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From this reading "Is Herr Rojanow in his rooms?" he asked a footman.
saying
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
servant
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From this reading "Yes, your highness," the servant answered with a respectful bow.
shadows
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
sprang
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
stairs
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then order the carriage for nine o'clock, to take us to the castle."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
Then
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From this reading "Then order the carriage for nine o'clock, to take us to the castle."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then order the carriage for nine o'clock, to take us to the castle."
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
up
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From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then order the carriage for nine o'clock, to take us to the castle."
walk
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From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The short November day was nearly over, and the twilight shadows were lengthening rapidly, when Prince Egon, returning from a short walk, entered his brilliantly lighted palace.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So saying Egon sprang quickly up the stairs, and hastened to his friend's apartments, which were on the first floor, not far from his own, and which were furnished with all the old-time magnificence of a princely house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, your highness," the servant answered with a respectful bow.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, your highness," the servant answered with a respectful bow.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, your highness," the servant answered with a respectful bow.
