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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 PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
altered
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From this reading But the little sultana soon tired of this infantile illusion, whereupon Erik altered his invention into a "torture-chamber."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
belongs
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From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
built
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From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
called
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From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
Chagny
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column
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
columns
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
CONTINUEDnounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
corners
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
de
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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
decorative
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
Erik
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From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
exhibitions
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From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
eyes
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From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
hall
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
hexagon
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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
hexagonal
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the little sultana soon tired of this infantile illusion, whereupon Erik altered his invention into a "torture-chamber."
hours
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From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
illusion
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From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
immediately
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
imprisoned
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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
indefinitely
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
infantile
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From this reading But the little sultana soon tired of this infantile illusion, whereupon Erik altered his invention into a "torture-chamber."
instance
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the little sultana soon tired of this infantile illusion, whereupon Erik altered his invention into a "torture-chamber."
invention
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From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
kind
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From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
le
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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
lined
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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the little sultana soon tired of this infantile illusion, whereupon Erik altered his invention into a "torture-chamber."
M
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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
mainly
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From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
Mazenderan
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From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
mirrors
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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
multiplied
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
NARRATIVEnounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
object
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
palaces
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From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
PERSIAN'S
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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
placed
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
Plenty
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From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
produced
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
real
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
regular
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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
room
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rooms
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From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
rosy
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From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
said
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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
seen
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From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
six
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
some
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From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
soon
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From this reading But the little sultana soon tired of this infantile illusion, whereupon Erik altered his invention into a "torture-chamber."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
sultana
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From this reading But the little sultana soon tired of this infantile illusion, whereupon Erik altered his invention into a "torture-chamber."
thanks
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Plenty of these rooms have been seen since, mainly at exhibitions: they are called "palaces of illusion," or some such name.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
thousand
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
tired
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From this reading But the little sultana soon tired of this infantile illusion, whereupon Erik altered his invention into a "torture-chamber."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
torture-chamber
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From this reading But the little sultana soon tired of this infantile illusion, whereupon Erik altered his invention into a "torture-chamber."
turn
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From this reading A decorative object, such as a column, for instance, was placed in one of the corners and immediately produced a hall of a thousand columns; for, thanks to the mirrors, the real room was multiplied by six hexagonal rooms, each of which, in its turn, was multiplied indefinitely.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
Vicomte
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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
whereupon
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From this reading But the little sultana soon tired of this infantile illusion, whereupon Erik altered his invention into a "torture-chamber."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But the invention belongs entirely to Erik, who built the first room of this kind under my eyes, at the time of the rosy hours of Mazenderan.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONTINUED I have said that the room in which M. le Vicomte de Chagny and I were imprisoned was a regular hexagon, lined entirely with mirrors.
