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Chapter VII

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This barbarous Court happily left after two days.
The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
I never saw such a sight.
Everything was destroyed, so that the Queen was obliged to rebuild the whole house.
Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.
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Chapter VII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
This barbarous Court happily left after two days.
Line 2
The Queen rushed at once to Monbijou, which she found in a state resembling that of the fall of Jerusalem.
Line 3
I never saw such a sight.
Line 4
Everything was destroyed, so that the Queen was obliged to rebuild the whole house.
Line 5
Nor are the Margravine's descriptions of her reception as a bride in the principality of Baireuth less amusing.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “This barbarous Court happily left after two days.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Everything was destroyed, so that the Queen was obliged to rebuild the whole house.”

Found noun US /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.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This barbarous Court happily left after two days.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I never saw such a sight.”

Once noun US /once/

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.”

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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.