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Once a Week

Chapter V

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EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.
In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.
"Stop!" cried the Lady Beltravers.
As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.
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Once a Week

Chapter V

Reading 1/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.
Line 2
In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.
Line 3
Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.
Line 4
"Stop!" cried the Lady Beltravers.
Line 5
As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Stop!" cried the Lady Beltravers.”

Dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.”

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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 In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.

all

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From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.

band

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From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.

Beltravers

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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.

Castle

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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.

ceased

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From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.

closed

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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.

commanding

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From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Stop!" cried the Lady Beltravers.

dance

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From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.

dancers

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From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.

EXPOSURE

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From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.

eyes

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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.

Gwendolen

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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.

happiness

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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.

height

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From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.

Lady

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From this reading "Stop!" cried the Lady Beltravers.

Lord

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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.

magic

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From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.

music

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From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.

revolved

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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.

rose

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From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.

round

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From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.

Stop

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From this reading "Stop!" cried the Lady Beltravers.

SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.

threatening

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From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.

voice

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From this reading Suddenly above the music rose a voice, commanding, threatening.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading EXPOSURE The next dance was at its height.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading As if by magic the band ceased and all the dancers were still.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading In a dream of happiness Gwendolen revolved with closed eyes round Lord Beltravers, of Beltravers Castle, Beltravers.