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account
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
actually
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From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
any
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From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
Arabian
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
Bagdad
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From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
beautiful
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
Cairo
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From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
capricious
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
city
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From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
conveyed
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From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
cunning
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
days
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From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
description
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From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
early
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From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
East
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
else
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And perhaps Grand Cairo has thus filled us with more wonder even than Bagdad.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
exercising
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
fantastic
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
filled
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From this reading And perhaps Grand Cairo has thus filled us with more wonder even than Bagdad.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
full
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
good-natured
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
Grand
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From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
happy
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From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And perhaps Grand Cairo has thus filled us with more wonder even than Bagdad.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
houses
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
idea
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From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
impressions
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From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
influence
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
knew
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From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
looks
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From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
luxurious
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
monarchs
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
more
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
much
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
mysteries
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
NightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
notions
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From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
now
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
old
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
Oriental
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From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
perhaps
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From this reading And perhaps Grand Cairo has thus filled us with more wonder even than Bagdad.
phasis
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
picture
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
picturesque
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
probably
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
produced
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
quaint
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
reality
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From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
say
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From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
sometimes
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
state
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
strange
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
taken
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
then
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From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
there
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From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Let any one remember his early impressions as to Bagdad or Grand Cairo, and then say if this was not so.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
thus
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From this reading And perhaps Grand Cairo has thus filled us with more wonder even than Bagdad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
tyrannical
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
unintelligible
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
vague
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From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
very
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
ways
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From this reading We knew it was actually there, but had such vague notions of its ways and looks!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And perhaps Grand Cairo has thus filled us with more wonder even than Bagdad.
women
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From this reading It was probably taken from the “Arabian Nights,” and the picture produced was one of strange, fantastic, luxurious houses; of women who were either very young and very beautiful, or else very old and very cunning; but in either state exercising much more influence in life than women in the East do now; of good-natured, capricious, though sometimes tyrannical monarchs; and of life full of quaint mysteries, quite unintelligible in every phasis, and on that account the more picturesque.
wonder
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From this reading And perhaps Grand Cairo has thus filled us with more wonder even than Bagdad.
young
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From this reading IN the happy days when we were young, no description conveyed to us so complete an idea of mysterious reality as that of an Oriental city.
