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adorned
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From this reading Latin, French, and German inscriptions adorned the evergreen arches, wound with garlands of roses and lilac.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following day, Compiegne was intoxicated and transported.
arches
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From this reading Latin, French, and German inscriptions adorned the evergreen arches, wound with garlands of roses and lilac.
Austria
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From this reading The royal prince had come down in the night _incog_, with his two brothers, and they had ridden out to meet the princess from Austria.
bride
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From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
brothers
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From this reading The royal prince had come down in the night _incog_, with his two brothers, and they had ridden out to meet the princess from Austria.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The royal prince had come down in the night _incog_, with his two brothers, and they had ridden out to meet the princess from Austria.
Compiegne
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From this reading On the following day, Compiegne was intoxicated and transported.
DAUPHINESS
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From this reading THE DAUPHINESS' RECEPTION.
day
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From this reading On the following day, Compiegne was intoxicated and transported.
down
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From this reading The royal prince had come down in the night _incog_, with his two brothers, and they had ridden out to meet the princess from Austria.
evergreen
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From this reading Latin, French, and German inscriptions adorned the evergreen arches, wound with garlands of roses and lilac.
following
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From this reading On the following day, Compiegne was intoxicated and transported.
French
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From this reading Latin, French, and German inscriptions adorned the evergreen arches, wound with garlands of roses and lilac.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
garlands
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From this reading Latin, French, and German inscriptions adorned the evergreen arches, wound with garlands of roses and lilac.
German
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From this reading Latin, French, and German inscriptions adorned the evergreen arches, wound with garlands of roses and lilac.
getting
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From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The royal prince had come down in the night _incog_, with his two brothers, and they had ridden out to meet the princess from Austria.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The royal prince had come down in the night _incog_, with his two brothers, and they had ridden out to meet the princess from Austria.
incog
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From this reading The royal prince had come down in the night _incog_, with his two brothers, and they had ridden out to meet the princess from Austria.
inscriptions
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From this reading Latin, French, and German inscriptions adorned the evergreen arches, wound with garlands of roses and lilac.
intoxicated
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From this reading On the following day, Compiegne was intoxicated and transported.
Latin
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From this reading Latin, French, and German inscriptions adorned the evergreen arches, wound with garlands of roses and lilac.
lilac
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From this reading Latin, French, and German inscriptions adorned the evergreen arches, wound with garlands of roses and lilac.
meet
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From this reading The royal prince had come down in the night _incog_, with his two brothers, and they had ridden out to meet the princess from Austria.
night
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From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following day, Compiegne was intoxicated and transported.
out
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From this reading The royal prince had come down in the night _incog_, with his two brothers, and they had ridden out to meet the princess from Austria.
people
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From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
prince
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From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The royal prince had come down in the night _incog_, with his two brothers, and they had ridden out to meet the princess from Austria.
ready
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From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
RECEPTION
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From this reading THE DAUPHINESS' RECEPTION.
ridden
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From this reading The royal prince had come down in the night _incog_, with his two brothers, and they had ridden out to meet the princess from Austria.
roses
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From this reading Latin, French, and German inscriptions adorned the evergreen arches, wound with garlands of roses and lilac.
royal
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From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
slept
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From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAUPHINESS' RECEPTION.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The royal prince had come down in the night _incog_, with his two brothers, and they had ridden out to meet the princess from Austria.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
transported
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From this reading On the following day, Compiegne was intoxicated and transported.
two
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From this reading The royal prince had come down in the night _incog_, with his two brothers, and they had ridden out to meet the princess from Austria.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the following day, Compiegne was intoxicated and transported.
welcome
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From this reading The people had not slept through the night from getting ready to welcome the bride of the prince royal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Latin, French, and German inscriptions adorned the evergreen arches, wound with garlands of roses and lilac.
wound
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From this reading Latin, French, and German inscriptions adorned the evergreen arches, wound with garlands of roses and lilac.