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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 Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This barbarous Court happily left after two days.
amusing
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From this reading Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
Baireuth
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From this reading Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.
barbarous
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From this reading This barbarous Court happily left after two days.
bride
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From this reading Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.
Court
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From this reading This barbarous Court happily left after two days.
days
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From this reading This barbarous Court happily left after two days.
descriptions
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From this reading Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.
destroyed
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From this reading Everything was destroyed, so that the Queen was obliged to rebuild the whole house.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was destroyed, so that the Queen was obliged to rebuild the whole house.
fall
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From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
happily
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From this reading This barbarous Court happily left after two days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.
house
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From this reading Everything was destroyed, so that the Queen was obliged to rebuild the whole house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never saw such a sight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem
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From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This barbarous Court happily left after two days.
less
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From this reading Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.
Margravine's
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From this reading Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.
Monbijou
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From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never saw such a sight.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.
obliged
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From this reading Everything was destroyed, so that the Queen was obliged to rebuild the whole house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
once
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From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
principality
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From this reading Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.
Queen
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From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
rebuild
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From this reading Everything was destroyed, so that the Queen was obliged to rebuild the whole house.
reception
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From this reading Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.
resembling
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From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
rushed
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From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
saw
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From this reading I never saw such a sight.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
sight
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From this reading I never saw such a sight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everything was destroyed, so that the Queen was obliged to rebuild the whole house.
state
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From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I never saw such a sight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This barbarous Court happily left after two days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
two
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From this reading This barbarous Court happily left after two days.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was destroyed, so that the Queen was obliged to rebuild the whole house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
whole
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From this reading Everything was destroyed, so that the Queen was obliged to rebuild the whole house.