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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 He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
actually
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
admitted
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From this reading When the time had elapsed he presented himself at the door of the Red Room and was admitted by the guard.
advanced
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From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the time had elapsed he presented himself at the door of the Red Room and was admitted by the guard.
anxious
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
awaited
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
banished
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From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
Baron
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
bring
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the time had elapsed he presented himself at the door of the Red Room and was admitted by the guard.
cathedral
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
court
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
discourtesy
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From this reading “Forgive me,” she said, “my seeming discourtesy in the Great Hall.
door
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From this reading When the time had elapsed he presented himself at the door of the Red Room and was admitted by the guard.
doubtless
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
easy
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
elapsed
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From this reading When the time had elapsed he presented himself at the door of the Red Room and was admitted by the guard.
EMPEROR
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
Empress
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
especially
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
expression
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From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
face
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From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
fearing
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
fixed
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
Forgive
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From this reading “Forgive me,” she said, “my seeming discourtesy in the Great Hall.
former
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From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Forgive me,” she said, “my seeming discourtesy in the Great Hall.
guard
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From this reading When the time had elapsed he presented himself at the door of the Red Room and was admitted by the guard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
Hall
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From this reading “Forgive me,” she said, “my seeming discourtesy in the Great Hall.
hand
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
hardness
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From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When the time had elapsed he presented himself at the door of the Red Room and was admitted by the guard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
holds
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
hour
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
impatience
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
intrigues
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
knows
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
leader
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
Mayence
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Forgive me,” she said, “my seeming discourtesy in the Great Hall.
merely
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
moment
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
more
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Forgive me,” she said, “my seeming discourtesy in the Great Hall.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
outlaws
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
pardon
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
pardoned
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
passing
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
PERIL
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
period
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
presented
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From this reading When the time had elapsed he presented himself at the door of the Red Room and was admitted by the guard.
probation
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
Red
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From this reading When the time had elapsed he presented himself at the door of the Red Room and was admitted by the guard.
Room
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From this reading When the time had elapsed he presented himself at the door of the Red Room and was admitted by the guard.
safety
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
said
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From this reading “Forgive me,” she said, “my seeming discourtesy in the Great Hall.
seeming
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From this reading “Forgive me,” she said, “my seeming discourtesy in the Great Hall.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
signed
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
smile
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From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
spies
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
surrounded
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the time had elapsed he presented himself at the door of the Red Room and was admitted by the guard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
town
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
von
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
Weithoff
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From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the time had elapsed he presented himself at the door of the Red Room and was admitted by the guard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He found the Empress alone, and she advanced toward him with a smile on her face, which banished the former hardness of expression.
Wilhelm
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
withdrawal
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From this reading THE PERIL OF THE EMPEROR Wilhelm awaited with impatience the passing of the half hour the Empress had fixed as the period of his probation, for he was anxious to have the signed pardon for the outlaws actually in his hand, fearing the intrigues of the court might at the last moment bring about its withdrawal.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am surrounded by spies, and doubtless Mayence already knows that your outlaws have been pardoned, but that will merely make him more easy about the safety of his cathedral town, especially as he holds Baron von Weithoff their former leader.
