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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
appointments
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From this reading There were arabesque figures with unsuited limbs and appointments.
arabesque
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From this reading There were arabesque figures with unsuited limbs and appointments.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were delirious fancies such as the madman fashions.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be sure they were grotesque.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm—much of what has been since seen in “Hernani”.
chambers
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From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
character
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From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
delirious
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From this reading There were delirious fancies such as the madman fashions.
directed
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From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
embellishments
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From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
fancies
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From this reading There were delirious fancies such as the madman fashions.
fashions
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From this reading There were delirious fancies such as the madman fashions.
figures
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From this reading There were arabesque figures with unsuited limbs and appointments.
fête
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From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
given
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From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
glarenounUS /glare/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm—much of what has been since seen in “Hernani”.
glitter
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From this reading There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm—much of what has been since seen in “Hernani”.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
grotesque
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From this reading Be sure they were grotesque.
guiding
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From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm—much of what has been since seen in “Hernani”.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
Hernani
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From this reading There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm—much of what has been since seen in “Hernani”.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
limbs
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From this reading There were arabesque figures with unsuited limbs and appointments.
madman
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From this reading There were delirious fancies such as the madman fashions.
masqueraders
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From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
movable
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From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
much
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From this reading There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm—much of what has been since seen in “Hernani”.
occasion
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From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
own
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From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
phantasm
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From this reading There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm—much of what has been since seen in “Hernani”.
piquancy
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From this reading There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm—much of what has been since seen in “Hernani”.
seen
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From this reading There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm—much of what has been since seen in “Hernani”.
seven
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From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm—much of what has been since seen in “Hernani”.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There were delirious fancies such as the madman fashions.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Be sure they were grotesque.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
There
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From this reading There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm—much of what has been since seen in “Hernani”.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Be sure they were grotesque.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
unsuited
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From this reading There were arabesque figures with unsuited limbs and appointments.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Be sure they were grotesque.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There were much glare and glitter and piquancy and phantasm—much of what has been since seen in “Hernani”.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had directed, in great part, the movable embellishments of the seven chambers, upon occasion of this great _fête_; and it was his own guiding taste which had given character to the masqueraders.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were arabesque figures with unsuited limbs and appointments.
