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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 When, puffed-up and glorious, the successful creature struts like a peacock, gilded in a passing radiance.
also
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From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Old tapestries of tropical foliage hung around the walls, dusk upon one wall, dawn upon another.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Old tapestries of tropical foliage hung around the walls, dusk upon one wall, dawn upon another.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
cannot
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From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
celestial
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From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
Commandant
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From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When, puffed-up and glorious, the successful creature struts like a peacock, gilded in a passing radiance.
danced
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From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
dawn
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From this reading Old tapestries of tropical foliage hung around the walls, dusk upon one wall, dawn upon another.
days
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From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
delights
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From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
Dormans
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From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
drawing-room
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From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
dusk
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From this reading Old tapestries of tropical foliage hung around the walls, dusk upon one wall, dawn upon another.
Earth
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From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
exist
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From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
flying
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From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
foliage
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From this reading Old tapestries of tropical foliage hung around the walls, dusk upon one wall, dawn upon another.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
gilded
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From this reading When, puffed-up and glorious, the successful creature struts like a peacock, gilded in a passing radiance.
glorious
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From this reading When, puffed-up and glorious, the successful creature struts like a peacock, gilded in a passing radiance.
grey
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From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
heaven
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From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
held
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From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
hung
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From this reading Old tapestries of tropical foliage hung around the walls, dusk upon one wall, dawn upon another.
illumination
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From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When, puffed-up and glorious, the successful creature struts like a peacock, gilded in a passing radiance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
JULIEN
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From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
like
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From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
magic
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From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
met
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From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
newcomers
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From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
Old
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From this reading Old tapestries of tropical foliage hung around the walls, dusk upon one wall, dawn upon another.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
out
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From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
passing
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From this reading When, puffed-up and glorious, the successful creature struts like a peacock, gilded in a passing radiance.
peacock
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From this reading When, puffed-up and glorious, the successful creature struts like a peacock, gilded in a passing radiance.
pleasures
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From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
puffed-up
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From this reading When, puffed-up and glorious, the successful creature struts like a peacock, gilded in a passing radiance.
radiance
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From this reading When, puffed-up and glorious, the successful creature struts like a peacock, gilded in a passing radiance.
seven
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From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
six
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From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
sought
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From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
struts
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From this reading When, puffed-up and glorious, the successful creature struts like a peacock, gilded in a passing radiance.
success
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From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
successful
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From this reading When, puffed-up and glorious, the successful creature struts like a peacock, gilded in a passing radiance.
sunlight
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From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
tapestries
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From this reading Old tapestries of tropical foliage hung around the walls, dusk upon one wall, dawn upon another.
tasted
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From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And in a radiance, in a magic illumination, the newcomers danced in the drawing-room of the Commandant Dormans, and tasted that which cannot be found when sought, nor held when tasted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
there
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From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
tropical
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From this reading Old tapestries of tropical foliage hung around the walls, dusk upon one wall, dawn upon another.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But here and there upon grey earth there exist, like the flying of sunlight, celestial pleasures also--and one of these is the heaven of success.
usual
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From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
wall
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From this reading Old tapestries of tropical foliage hung around the walls, dusk upon one wall, dawn upon another.
walls
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From this reading Old tapestries of tropical foliage hung around the walls, dusk upon one wall, dawn upon another.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When, puffed-up and glorious, the successful creature struts like a peacock, gilded in a passing radiance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading JULIEN Earth has her usual delights--which can be met with six days out of the seven.
