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abounds
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accounted
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From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
accustomed
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
admirable
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all
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
amazement
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From this reading The Baroness, quite bewildered, examined each work of art with the greatest amazement.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The Baroness, quite bewildered, examined each work of art with the greatest amazement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
Baroness
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From this reading The Baroness, quite bewildered, examined each work of art with the greatest amazement.
beautiful
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Baroness, quite bewildered, examined each work of art with the greatest amazement.
carpets
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
charm
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From this reading Each thing had the novel charm of unique perfection.
creation
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
crucible
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From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
day
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
devouring
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From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The Baroness, quite bewildered, examined each work of art with the greatest amazement.
Europe
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
examined
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eyes
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
faded
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
fascinations
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
feed
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From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
flames
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From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
flowers
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
forlorn
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
fortunes
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From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
gilding
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
greatest
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From this reading The Baroness, quite bewildered, examined each work of art with the greatest amazement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
heart
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
imperial
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
impossible
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
lived
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
magnificence
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
melt
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From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
novel
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From this reading Each thing had the novel charm of unique perfection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Baroness, quite bewildered, examined each work of art with the greatest amazement.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
Paris
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
patterned
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
perfection
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From this reading Each thing had the novel charm of unique perfection.
pleasure
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From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
possess
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
powerful
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
produces
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Baroness, quite bewildered, examined each work of art with the greatest amazement.
relics
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
results
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
rubbed
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
silks
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
studied
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
talent
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Baroness, quite bewildered, examined each work of art with the greatest amazement.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each thing had the novel charm of unique perfection.
things
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
treasures
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
twenty-six
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
understood
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
unique
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From this reading Each thing had the novel charm of unique perfection.
unknown
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
vanity
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From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
vice
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here she found fortunes accounted for that melt in the crucible under which pleasure and vanity feed the devouring flames.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
wish
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Baroness, quite bewildered, examined each work of art with the greatest amazement.
woman
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
work
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From this reading The Baroness, quite bewildered, examined each work of art with the greatest amazement.
works
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From this reading It was impossible not to wish to possess these beautiful things, these admirable works of art, the creation of the unknown talent which abounds in Paris in our day and produces treasures for all Europe.
years
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From this reading This woman, who for twenty-six years had lived among the dead relics of imperial magnificence, whose eyes were accustomed to carpets patterned with faded flowers, rubbed gilding, silks as forlorn as her heart, half understood the powerful fascinations of vice as she studied its results.
