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Chapter XXV
How Lady Glencora Went to Lady Monk's Party. Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties. It was a large house, and seemed to the eyes of guests to be much larger than it was. The hall was spacious, and the stairs went up in the centre, facing you as you entered the inner hall. Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
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From this reading “How Lady Glencora Went to Lady Monk's Party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a large house, and seemed to the eyes of guests to be much larger than it was.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How Lady Glencora Went to Lady Monk's Party.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a large house, and seemed to the eyes of guests to be much larger than it was.
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From this reading Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.
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From this reading Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a large house, and seemed to the eyes of guests to be much larger than it was.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hall was spacious, and the stairs went up in the centre, facing you as you entered the inner hall.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a large house, and seemed to the eyes of guests to be much larger than it was.
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From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
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From this reading The hall was spacious, and the stairs went up in the centre, facing you as you entered the inner hall.
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From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
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From this reading The hall was spacious, and the stairs went up in the centre, facing you as you entered the inner hall.
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From this reading It was a large house, and seemed to the eyes of guests to be much larger than it was.
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From this reading The hall was spacious, and the stairs went up in the centre, facing you as you entered the inner hall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
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From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
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From this reading Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.
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From this reading How Lady Glencora Went to Lady Monk's Party.
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From this reading Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.
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From this reading It was a large house, and seemed to the eyes of guests to be much larger than it was.
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From this reading The hall was spacious, and the stairs went up in the centre, facing you as you entered the inner hall.
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From this reading Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.
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From this reading How Lady Glencora Went to Lady Monk's Party.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.
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From this reading The hall was spacious, and the stairs went up in the centre, facing you as you entered the inner hall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a large house, and seemed to the eyes of guests to be much larger than it was.
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From this reading How Lady Glencora Went to Lady Monk's Party.
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From this reading It was a large house, and seemed to the eyes of guests to be much larger than it was.
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From this reading It was a large house, and seemed to the eyes of guests to be much larger than it was.
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From this reading How Lady Glencora Went to Lady Monk's Party.
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From this reading It was a large house, and seemed to the eyes of guests to be much larger than it was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.
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From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
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From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
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From this reading Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How Lady Glencora Went to Lady Monk's Party.
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From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
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From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
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From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a large house, and seemed to the eyes of guests to be much larger than it was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hall was spacious, and the stairs went up in the centre, facing you as you entered the inner hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.
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From this reading The hall was spacious, and the stairs went up in the centre, facing you as you entered the inner hall.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a large house, and seemed to the eyes of guests to be much larger than it was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.
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From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
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From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How Lady Glencora Went to Lady Monk's Party.
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From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
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From this reading The hall was spacious, and the stairs went up in the centre, facing you as you entered the inner hall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.
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From this reading Lady Monk's house in Gloucester Square was admirably well adapted for the giving of parties.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How Lady Glencora Went to Lady Monk's Party.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Round the top of the stairs there was a broad gallery, with an ornamented railing, and from this opened the doors into the three reception-rooms.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The hall was spacious, and the stairs went up in the centre, facing you as you entered the inner hall.
