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The Pilgrim's Shell
The Pilgrim's Shell

Chapter XIV

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ORGIES OF THE CRUSADERS.
The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.
The court was a perfect square.
Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Pilgrim's Shell

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ORGIES OF THE CRUSADERS.
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The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.
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The court was a perfect square.
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Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
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Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

Learner Dictionary

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Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.”

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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 interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.

alabaster

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

aspect

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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.

BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

candelabras

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

carved

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

column

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

court

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From this reading The court was a perfect square.

court-yard

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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.

CRUSADERS

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From this reading ORGIES OF THE CRUSADERS.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

Emir

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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.

evening

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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.

fairy

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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.

filled

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

flowers

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

four

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

gallery

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

gilded

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

holding

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

interior

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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

large

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

low

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

marble

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

Marhala

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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.

Moorish

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ORGIES OF THE CRUSADERS.

ogives

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

ORGIES

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From this reading ORGIES OF THE CRUSADERS.

Oriental

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

palace

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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.

pedestals

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

perfect

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From this reading The court was a perfect square.

perfumed

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

pillars

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

presented

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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.

ran

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

rose-colored

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

served

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

sides

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

square

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From this reading The court was a perfect square.

supported

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ORGIES OF THE CRUSADERS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

torches

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

trifoil

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

vases

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The court was a perfect square.

wax

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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.

wide

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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.