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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 He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
all
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From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
allotted
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
amateur
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
apartment
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From this reading Evidently this apartment had been the lair of the real owner and creator of the great home.
appreciate
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From this reading Mr. Prohack could appreciate the catholicity and sureness of taste which it displayed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
bed
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
bedroom
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Evidently this apartment had been the lair of the real owner and creator of the great home.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
brow
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
C
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
catholicity
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From this reading Mr. Prohack could appreciate the catholicity and sureness of taste which it displayed.
clothed
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
cornice
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Prohack could appreciate the catholicity and sureness of taste which it displayed.
covered
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From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
creator
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From this reading Evidently this apartment had been the lair of the real owner and creator of the great home.
Cumberland
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
departments
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
detail
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
Directoire
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From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
displayed
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From this reading Mr. Prohack could appreciate the catholicity and sureness of taste which it displayed.
dressing-table
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
electric
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
engravings
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From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
etching
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
Eve
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
Evidently
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From this reading Evidently this apartment had been the lair of the real owner and creator of the great home.
finest
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From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
form
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
fount
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
full
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From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
furniture
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From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
gazed
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
globe
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evidently this apartment had been the lair of the real owner and creator of the great home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
happened
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
Holmes
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
home
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From this reading Evidently this apartment had been the lair of the real owner and creator of the great home.
imaginary
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
impression
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
interested
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
J
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
lair
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From this reading Evidently this apartment had been the lair of the real owner and creator of the great home.
landscape
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
large
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
latest
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
latter
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
lay
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
liked
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
magnificent
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
manner
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From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
midst
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Prohack could appreciate the catholicity and sureness of taste which it displayed.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
owner
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From this reading Evidently this apartment had been the lair of the real owner and creator of the great home.
particularly
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
pattern
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
Piranesi
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
prison
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
Prohack
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From this reading Mr. Prohack could appreciate the catholicity and sureness of taste which it displayed.
pyjamas
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real
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From this reading Evidently this apartment had been the lair of the real owner and creator of the great home.
riches
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
savour
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
shaded
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
SILENT
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
spacious
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
splendours
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
states
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
sumptuous
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
sureness
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From this reading Mr. Prohack could appreciate the catholicity and sureness of taste which it displayed.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Mr. Prohack could appreciate the catholicity and sureness of taste which it displayed.
Terror
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Evidently this apartment had been the lair of the real owner and creator of the great home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
too
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From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
TOWER
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
true
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
two
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
vast
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From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
walls
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From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
watercolours
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From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
well
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From this reading He liked the cornice as well as the form of the dressing-table, and the Cumberland landscape by C.J. Holmes as well as the large Piranesi etching of an imaginary prison, which latter particularly interested him because it happened to be an impression between two "states"--a detail which none but a true amateur could savour.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was full, but not too full, of the finest Directoire furniture, and the walls were covered with all manner of engravings and watercolours.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SILENT TOWER The fount of riches and the Terror of the departments, clothed in the latest pattern of sumptuous pyjamas, lay in the midst of his magnificent and spacious bed, and, with the shaded electric globe over his brow, gazed at the splendours of the vast bedroom which Eve had allotted to him.
