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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 Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
adorned
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
advanced
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
angle
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
antennæ
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
blue
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
bob-wig
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
buckle
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
butterfly
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
charmingly
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From this reading His manner was as charmingly playful as his “style” was unexceptionable.
chrysalis
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
clubbed
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
coat
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
commanded
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
d'Alençon
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
diamond
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
discovered
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
ears
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
elegances
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
embroidered
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
erst
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
exquisite
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
Faissigny
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
finger
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
flattering
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
flattery
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
gleaming
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
glossy
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
grace
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
greet
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
grudge
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
hand
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
head
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
held
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
intimacy
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
King's
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
like
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
limbs
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
M
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
Majesty
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
manner
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From this reading His manner was as charmingly playful as his “style” was unexceptionable.
maroon-coloured
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
new-discovered
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
out
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
pay
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
pink
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
pins
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
planets
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
playful
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From this reading His manner was as charmingly playful as his “style” was unexceptionable.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
poised
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
Prefect
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
presence
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
raised
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
round
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
royal
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
satellites
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
second
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
silks
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
sincerest
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
snuff-box
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
sparkled
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
star
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
stuck
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
style
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From this reading His manner was as charmingly playful as his “style” was unexceptionable.
sun
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
thumb
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
toupee
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
Trix
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
Turk's
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
Twin
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
twinkled
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
unexceptionable
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From this reading His manner was as charmingly playful as his “style” was unexceptionable.
unique
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From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
velvet
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From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
visitor
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
week
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From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Twin satellites of this sun, moreover, twinkled, like new-discovered planets, in the royal ears--a sincerest flattery, which his Majesty did not grudge to pay to so unique a pink of the elegances as M. Trix.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The royal head--erst as round and blue as a Turk’s--was adorned with a bob-wig in buckle, from whose toupee a couple of pearl pins stuck out like clubbed antennæ; the royal limbs and body were glossy with embroidered silks; on the royal coat of maroon-coloured velvet sparkled a diamond star.
wisp
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From this reading As he advanced to greet his visitor, he held a wisp of point d’Alençon a little raised between the finger and thumb of his right hand, while his left poised a gleaming snuff-box at a like angle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The Prefect of Faissigny, commanded, for the second time within a week, and with a flattering grace of intimacy, into the King’s presence, discovered an exquisite butterfly where he had left a chrysalis.
