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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 Listlessly she sat in the small, still deserted boudoir, looking out through the curtained doorway on the dancing couples beyond: looking at them, yet seeing nothing, hearing the music, yet conscious of naught save a feeling of expectancy, of anxious, weary waiting.
almost
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From this reading The half-deserted dining-room, the fateful hour—Chauvelin on the watch!—then, precise to the moment, the entrance of a man, he, the Scarlet Pimpernel, the mysterious leader, who to Marguerite had become almost unreal, so strange, so weird was this hidden identity.
anxious
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marguerite Blakeney had watched the slight sable-clad figure of Chauvelin, as he worked his way through the ball-room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Listlessly she sat in the small, still deserted boudoir, looking out through the curtained doorway on the dancing couples beyond: looking at them, yet seeing nothing, hearing the music, yet conscious of naught save a feeling of expectancy, of anxious, weary waiting.
ball-room
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become
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her mind conjured up before her the vision of what was, perhaps at this very moment, passing downstairs.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Listlessly she sat in the small, still deserted boudoir, looking out through the curtained doorway on the dancing couples beyond: looking at them, yet seeing nothing, hearing the music, yet conscious of naught save a feeling of expectancy, of anxious, weary waiting.
Blakeney
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boudoir
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Chauvelin
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conjured
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conscious
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couples
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curtained
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dancing
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desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Listlessly she sat in the small, still deserted boudoir, looking out through the curtained doorway on the dancing couples beyond: looking at them, yet seeing nothing, hearing the music, yet conscious of naught save a feeling of expectancy, of anxious, weary waiting.
dining-room
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From this reading The half-deserted dining-room, the fateful hour—Chauvelin on the watch!—then, precise to the moment, the entrance of a man, he, the Scarlet Pimpernel, the mysterious leader, who to Marguerite had become almost unreal, so strange, so weird was this hidden identity.
doorway
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downstairs
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entrance
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excitement
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From this reading Then perforce she had had to wait, while her nerves tingled with excitement.
expectancy
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fateful
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feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Listlessly she sat in the small, still deserted boudoir, looking out through the curtained doorway on the dancing couples beyond: looking at them, yet seeing nothing, hearing the music, yet conscious of naught save a feeling of expectancy, of anxious, weary waiting.
figure
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From this reading Marguerite Blakeney had watched the slight sable-clad figure of Chauvelin, as he worked his way through the ball-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marguerite Blakeney had watched the slight sable-clad figure of Chauvelin, as he worked his way through the ball-room.
half-deserted
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marguerite Blakeney had watched the slight sable-clad figure of Chauvelin, as he worked his way through the ball-room.
hearing
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then perforce she had had to wait, while her nerves tingled with excitement.
hidden
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marguerite Blakeney had watched the slight sable-clad figure of Chauvelin, as he worked his way through the ball-room.
hour
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identity
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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leader
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Listlessly
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looking
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man
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MargueritenounUS /ˌmɑːrɡərˈiːt/
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading Marguerite Blakeney had watched the slight sable-clad figure of Chauvelin, as he worked his way through the ball-room.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind conjured up before her the vision of what was, perhaps at this very moment, passing downstairs.
moment
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music
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mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The half-deserted dining-room, the fateful hour—Chauvelin on the watch!—then, precise to the moment, the entrance of a man, he, the Scarlet Pimpernel, the mysterious leader, who to Marguerite had become almost unreal, so strange, so weird was this hidden identity.
naught
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nerves
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From this reading Then perforce she had had to wait, while her nerves tingled with excitement.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Listlessly she sat in the small, still deserted boudoir, looking out through the curtained doorway on the dancing couples beyond: looking at them, yet seeing nothing, hearing the music, yet conscious of naught save a feeling of expectancy, of anxious, weary waiting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marguerite Blakeney had watched the slight sable-clad figure of Chauvelin, as he worked his way through the ball-room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Listlessly she sat in the small, still deserted boudoir, looking out through the curtained doorway on the dancing couples beyond: looking at them, yet seeing nothing, hearing the music, yet conscious of naught save a feeling of expectancy, of anxious, weary waiting.
out
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passing
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perforce
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perhaps
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Pimpernel
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precise
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sable-clad
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From this reading Marguerite Blakeney had watched the slight sable-clad figure of Chauvelin, as he worked his way through the ball-room.
sat
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saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Listlessly she sat in the small, still deserted boudoir, looking out through the curtained doorway on the dancing couples beyond: looking at them, yet seeing nothing, hearing the music, yet conscious of naught save a feeling of expectancy, of anxious, weary waiting.
Scarlet
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seeing
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then perforce she had had to wait, while her nerves tingled with excitement.
slight
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small
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The half-deserted dining-room, the fateful hour—Chauvelin on the watch!—then, precise to the moment, the entrance of a man, he, the Scarlet Pimpernel, the mysterious leader, who to Marguerite had become almost unreal, so strange, so weird was this hidden identity.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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strange
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marguerite Blakeney had watched the slight sable-clad figure of Chauvelin, as he worked his way through the ball-room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Listlessly she sat in the small, still deserted boudoir, looking out through the curtained doorway on the dancing couples beyond: looking at them, yet seeing nothing, hearing the music, yet conscious of naught save a feeling of expectancy, of anxious, weary waiting.
Then
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her mind conjured up before her the vision of what was, perhaps at this very moment, passing downstairs.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marguerite Blakeney had watched the slight sable-clad figure of Chauvelin, as he worked his way through the ball-room.
tingled
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From this reading Then perforce she had had to wait, while her nerves tingled with excitement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then perforce she had had to wait, while her nerves tingled with excitement.
unreal
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up
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very
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vision
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wait
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waiting
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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watch
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watched
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way
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weary
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weird
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her mind conjured up before her the vision of what was, perhaps at this very moment, passing downstairs.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then perforce she had had to wait, while her nerves tingled with excitement.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The half-deserted dining-room, the fateful hour—Chauvelin on the watch!—then, precise to the moment, the entrance of a man, he, the Scarlet Pimpernel, the mysterious leader, who to Marguerite had become almost unreal, so strange, so weird was this hidden identity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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worked
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From this reading Marguerite Blakeney had watched the slight sable-clad figure of Chauvelin, as he worked his way through the ball-room.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Listlessly she sat in the small, still deserted boudoir, looking out through the curtained doorway on the dancing couples beyond: looking at them, yet seeing nothing, hearing the music, yet conscious of naught save a feeling of expectancy, of anxious, weary waiting.
