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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 A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
actuality
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
all
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
animals
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
beauty
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
burnished
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
carved
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
chain
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
checker-work
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
columns
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
crucified
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From this reading A stairway led to a high shrine where hung the crucified Tyrian sphinx.
Damascus
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
day
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
decorated
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
design
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From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
devices
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
dyed
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
early
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
exquisite
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From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
fingers
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
frescoes
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
golden
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
happiness
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From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
high
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From this reading A stairway led to a high shrine where hung the crucified Tyrian sphinx.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
historic
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
hung
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
intaglio
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From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
laid
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
led
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From this reading A stairway led to a high shrine where hung the crucified Tyrian sphinx.
light
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
like
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From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
lines
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
Litany
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
marriage
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
MORNINGnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
mornings
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
Murex
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
names
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
nets
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
paced
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
Palace
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
pilasters
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
Prince
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
room
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
shrine
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From this reading A stairway led to a high shrine where hung the crucified Tyrian sphinx.
skins
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
soft
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
some
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From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
sphinx
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From this reading A stairway led to a high shrine where hung the crucified Tyrian sphinx.
spiral
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
splendours
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
stairway
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From this reading A stairway led to a high shrine where hung the crucified Tyrian sphinx.
Tabnit
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
tapestries
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
There
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
tiles
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
Tyrian
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From this reading A stairway led to a high shrine where hung the crucified Tyrian sphinx.
uniting
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From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
upper
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
veins
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
VISIT
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From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
walled
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From this reading The room, "walled with soft splendours of Damascus tiles," was laid with skins of forgotten animals and was hung with historic tapestries dyed by ancient fingers in the spiral veins of the Murex.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were frescoes uniting the dream with its actuality, columns carved with both lines and names of beauty, pilasters decorated with chain and checker-work and golden nets.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A stairway led to a high shrine where hung the crucified Tyrian sphinx.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
whole
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From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A MORNING VISIT In an upper room in the Palace of the Litany, fair with all the burnished devices of the early light, Prince Tabnit paced on that morning of mornings of his marriage day.
world
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From this reading Because of his great happiness the whole world seemed to him like some exquisite intaglio of which this day was the design.
