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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 NICHOLAS RESOLVES UPON A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE.
admittance
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From this reading I would gain admittance to the imperial palace.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading NICHOLAS RESOLVES UPON A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE.
aid
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From this reading Will he aid me?"
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
bonzes
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
crowded
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
DANGEROUS
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From this reading NICHOLAS RESOLVES UPON A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE.
difficult
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
fear
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
following
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From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
gain
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From this reading I would gain admittance to the imperial palace.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
hornets
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would gain admittance to the imperial palace.
imperial
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From this reading I would gain admittance to the imperial palace.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
learned
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From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
like
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will he aid me?"
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
more
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
morning
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From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
nephew
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
NICHOLAS
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From this reading NICHOLAS RESOLVES UPON A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
object
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From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
outer
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
palace
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From this reading I would gain admittance to the imperial palace.
palaces
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
Pekin
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From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
person
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
rebels
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
RESOLVES
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From this reading NICHOLAS RESOLVES UPON A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE.
royal
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
said
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From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
saw
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From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
seekest
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
swarm
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading NICHOLAS RESOLVES UPON A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE.
visit
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From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will he aid me?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
worse
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From this reading "Alas! my nephew, nothing can be more difficult, for it is crowded with bonzes, and I fear worse--rebels, who swarm around the royal person like hornets; but whom seekest thou within the outer palaces?"
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
Yang
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From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
Yesterday
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From this reading The following morning when Nicholas saw the merchant, he said, "Yesterday the worthy Yang would have learned the object of my visit to Pekin.
