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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 Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
Albert
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All
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From this reading "All our friends seem to be here to-night," the Prince remarked, glancing around.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
ball
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From this reading It was a ball given for charity and under royal patronage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "All our friends seem to be here to-night," the Prince remarked, glancing around.
bedecked
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belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
box
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boxes
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brilliant
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broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
carrying
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charity
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From this reading It was a ball given for charity and under royal patronage.
city
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From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
costumes
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crowded
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dancing
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days
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dominant
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eager
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entered
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
extravagance
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fancy
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
floor
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a ball given for charity and under royal patronage.
Forces
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
friends
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From this reading "All our friends seem to be here to-night," the Prince remarked, glancing around.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
gazed
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given
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From this reading It was a ball given for charity and under royal patronage.
glancing
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From this reading "All our friends seem to be here to-night," the Prince remarked, glancing around.
gorgeous
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
greatest
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From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
Hall
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All our friends seem to be here to-night," the Prince remarked, glancing around.
history
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From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
Imperial
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
interest
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a ball given for charity and under royal patronage.
jewels
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Karschoff
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keen
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known
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Maggie
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market
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men
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merchants
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Nigel
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note
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obsolete
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
officer
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
orgy
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From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
other
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "All our friends seem to be here to-night," the Prince remarked, glancing around.
out
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patronage
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From this reading It was a ball given for charity and under royal patronage.
Prince
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
remarked
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From this reading "All our friends seem to be here to-night," the Prince remarked, glancing around.
royal
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From this reading It was a ball given for charity and under royal patronage.
ruffles
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Russian
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scene
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
Seated
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
seem
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From this reading "All our friends seem to be here to-night," the Prince remarked, glancing around.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
side
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
silks
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space
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staff
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
tier
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
to-night
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From this reading "All our friends seem to be here to-night," the Prince remarked, glancing around.
together
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From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was a ball given for charity and under royal patronage.
uniform
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From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
unprecedented
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From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
velvets
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From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
wealth
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From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seated in one of the first tier boxes at the Albert Hall, in the gorgeous but obsolete uniform of a staff officer in the Russian Imperial Forces, Prince Karschoff, with Nigel on one side and Maggie on the other, gazed with keen interest at the brilliant scene below and around.
women
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From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
world
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From this reading The greatest city the world has ever known seemed in those days to have entered upon an orgy of extravagance unprecedented in history.
yard
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From this reading Every box and every yard of dancing space on the floor beneath was crowded with men and women in wonderful fancy costumes, the women bedecked with jewels which eager merchants had brought together from every market of the world; even the men, in their silks and velvets and ruffles, carrying out the dominant note of wealth.
