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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 RESEMBLANCE OF A PALACE TO A WOOD.
abundance
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
attics
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From this reading There were attics, richly and brightly furnished; burnished recesses shining with Dutch tiles and Portuguese azulejos.
azulejos
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From this reading There were attics, richly and brightly furnished; burnished recesses shining with Dutch tiles and Portuguese azulejos.
brightly
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From this reading There were attics, richly and brightly furnished; burnished recesses shining with Dutch tiles and Portuguese azulejos.
burnished
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From this reading There were attics, richly and brightly furnished; burnished recesses shining with Dutch tiles and Portuguese azulejos.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
carved
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
chambers
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
converted
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From this reading The tops of the high windows were converted into small rooms and glass attics, forming pretty habitable lanterns.
Corleone
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
corners
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
corridors
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
curtained
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
dark
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
date
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
day
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
doors
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
doorways
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
Dutch
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From this reading There were attics, richly and brightly furnished; burnished recesses shining with Dutch tiles and Portuguese azulejos.
Eastern
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
fashion
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
few
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
forming
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From this reading The tops of the high windows were converted into small rooms and glass attics, forming pretty habitable lanterns.
furnished
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From this reading There were attics, richly and brightly furnished; burnished recesses shining with Dutch tiles and Portuguese azulejos.
gilding
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
glass
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From this reading The tops of the high windows were converted into small rooms and glass attics, forming pretty habitable lanterns.
habitable
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From this reading The tops of the high windows were converted into small rooms and glass attics, forming pretty habitable lanterns.
high
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From this reading The tops of the high windows were converted into small rooms and glass attics, forming pretty habitable lanterns.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The tops of the high windows were converted into small rooms and glass attics, forming pretty habitable lanterns.
Italian
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
labyrinth
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
lanterns
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From this reading The tops of the high windows were converted into small rooms and glass attics, forming pretty habitable lanterns.
light
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
Lodge
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
luxury
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
marble
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
night
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
nooks
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RESEMBLANCE OF A PALACE TO A WOOD.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
others
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
PALACE
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From this reading THE RESEMBLANCE OF A PALACE TO A WOOD.
palaces
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
Portuguese
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From this reading There were attics, richly and brightly furnished; burnished recesses shining with Dutch tiles and Portuguese azulejos.
pretty
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From this reading The tops of the high windows were converted into small rooms and glass attics, forming pretty habitable lanterns.
ran
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
recesses
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From this reading There were attics, richly and brightly furnished; burnished recesses shining with Dutch tiles and Portuguese azulejos.
RESEMBLANCE
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From this reading THE RESEMBLANCE OF A PALACE TO A WOOD.
richly
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From this reading There were attics, richly and brightly furnished; burnished recesses shining with Dutch tiles and Portuguese azulejos.
riot
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
rooms
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From this reading The tops of the high windows were converted into small rooms and glass attics, forming pretty habitable lanterns.
screens
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
shining
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From this reading There were attics, richly and brightly furnished; burnished recesses shining with Dutch tiles and Portuguese azulejos.
silks
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
small
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From this reading The tops of the high windows were converted into small rooms and glass attics, forming pretty habitable lanterns.
some
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
tapestry
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESEMBLANCE OF A PALACE TO A WOOD.
there
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
tiles
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From this reading There were attics, richly and brightly furnished; burnished recesses shining with Dutch tiles and Portuguese azulejos.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RESEMBLANCE OF A PALACE TO A WOOD.
tops
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From this reading The tops of the high windows were converted into small rooms and glass attics, forming pretty habitable lanterns.
very
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From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
wainscoting
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From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In palaces after the Italian fashion, and Corleone Lodge was one, there were very few doors, but abundance of tapestry screens and curtained doorways.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
windows
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From this reading The tops of the high windows were converted into small rooms and glass attics, forming pretty habitable lanterns.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were attics, richly and brightly furnished; burnished recesses shining with Dutch tiles and Portuguese azulejos.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In every palace of that date there was a wonderful labyrinth of chambers and corridors, where luxury ran riot; gilding, marble, carved wainscoting, Eastern silks; nooks and corners, some secret and dark as night, others light and pleasant as the day.
WOOD
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From this reading THE RESEMBLANCE OF A PALACE TO A WOOD.
