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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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actual
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
alike
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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antique
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From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a room such as Waring and Liberty, assisted by the individual taste of its owner, carry out.
assisted
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From this reading It was a room such as Waring and Liberty, assisted by the individual taste of its owner, carry out.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN THE STAGE BOX AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The curtain rose upon a drawing-room scene, perfectly conceived and carried out, an illusion of solid reality, immense and satisfying to eye and intelligence alike.
audience
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
belles
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
book-shelf
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
BOX
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a room such as Waring and Liberty, assisted by the individual taste of its owner, carry out.
carried
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carry
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From this reading It was a room such as Waring and Liberty, assisted by the individual taste of its owner, carry out.
charming
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From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
collect
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From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
conceived
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From this reading IN THE STAGE BOX AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The curtain rose upon a drawing-room scene, perfectly conceived and carried out, an illusion of solid reality, immense and satisfying to eye and intelligence alike.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
covered
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From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
curtain
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display
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From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whole scheme was wonderfully done.
drawing-room
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drawing-rooms
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
ebony
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
eye
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fashionable
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From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
held
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
illusion
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immense
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From this reading IN THE STAGE BOX AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The curtain rose upon a drawing-room scene, perfectly conceived and carried out, an illusion of solid reality, immense and satisfying to eye and intelligence alike.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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individual
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From this reading It was a room such as Waring and Liberty, assisted by the individual taste of its owner, carry out.
intelligence
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From this reading IN THE STAGE BOX AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The curtain rose upon a drawing-room scene, perfectly conceived and carried out, an illusion of solid reality, immense and satisfying to eye and intelligence alike.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a room such as Waring and Liberty, assisted by the individual taste of its owner, carry out.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a room such as Waring and Liberty, assisted by the individual taste of its owner, carry out.
LANE
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From this reading IN THE STAGE BOX AT THE PARK LANE THEATRE The curtain rose upon a drawing-room scene, perfectly conceived and carried out, an illusion of solid reality, immense and satisfying to eye and intelligence alike.
lapis
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
lazuli
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
lettres
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
LibertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading It was a room such as Waring and Liberty, assisted by the individual taste of its owner, carry out.
members
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
modern
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moment
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
near
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
novels
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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out
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own
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
owner
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From this reading It was a room such as Waring and Liberty, assisted by the individual taste of its owner, carry out.
PARK
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perfectly
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reality
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revolving
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
room
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From this reading It was a room such as Waring and Liberty, assisted by the individual taste of its owner, carry out.
rose
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satisfying
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scene
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scheme
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From this reading The whole scheme was wonderfully done.
see
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
silver
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From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
solid
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STAGE
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was a room such as Waring and Liberty, assisted by the individual taste of its owner, carry out.
table
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From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It was a room such as Waring and Liberty, assisted by the individual taste of its owner, carry out.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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THEATRE
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
There
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
things
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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toys
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From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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volumes
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From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
Waring
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From this reading It was a room such as Waring and Liberty, assisted by the individual taste of its owner, carry out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was a revolving book-shelf of ebony and lapis lazuli which held--so those members of the audience who were near could see--the actual novels and volumes of _belles lettres_ of the moment; the things they had in their own drawing-rooms.
whole
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From this reading The whole scheme was wonderfully done.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
women
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From this reading Here was a silver table, covered with those charming toys, modern and antique, which fashionable women collect and display.
wonderfully
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From this reading The whole scheme was wonderfully done.
