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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 noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
ablaze
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From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
all
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From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
also
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From this reading Flocks of royalties have been also invited, and nearly all have signified their intention of being present.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flocks of royalties have been also invited, and nearly all have signified their intention of being present.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Montragee House is decked out at its brightest.
ball
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From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Flocks of royalties have been also invited, and nearly all have signified their intention of being present.
bidden
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From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
brightest
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From this reading Montragee House is decked out at its brightest.
decked
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From this reading Montragee House is decked out at its brightest.
drives
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From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
Duke
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From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
entrance
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From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
Evelyn
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From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
fairy
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From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
Flocks
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From this reading Flocks of royalties have been also invited, and nearly all have signified their intention of being present.
framed
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From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
gates
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From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
giving
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From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
glow-worms
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From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
green
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From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Flocks of royalties have been also invited, and nearly all have signified their intention of being present.
House
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From this reading Montragee House is decked out at its brightest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
intention
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From this reading Flocks of royalties have been also invited, and nearly all have signified their intention of being present.
invited
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From this reading Flocks of royalties have been also invited, and nearly all have signified their intention of being present.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Montragee House is decked out at its brightest.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Montragee House is decked out at its brightest.
lamps
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From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
light
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From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
like
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From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
London
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From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
mansion
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From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
Montragee
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From this reading Montragee House is decked out at its brightest.
moss
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From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
nearly
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From this reading Flocks of royalties have been also invited, and nearly all have signified their intention of being present.
neatly
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From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
night
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From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
noble
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From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
out
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From this reading Montragee House is decked out at its brightest.
owner
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From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
peep
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From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
present
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From this reading Flocks of royalties have been also invited, and nearly all have signified their intention of being present.
Ravensdale
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From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
royalties
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From this reading Flocks of royalties have been also invited, and nearly all have signified their intention of being present.
sight
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From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
signified
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From this reading Flocks of royalties have been also invited, and nearly all have signified their intention of being present.
society
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From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
soft
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From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
sparkle
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From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Flocks of royalties have been also invited, and nearly all have signified their intention of being present.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
thousands
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From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
up
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From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The noble owner, Evelyn, Duke of Ravensdale, is giving a ball this night, to which all the pearl of London society has been bidden.
window
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From this reading Every window is neatly framed in soft green moss, from out of which fairy lamps peep and sparkle like thousands of glow-worms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a wonderful sight as one drives up to the entrance gates of the great mansion, which is ablaze with light.
