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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bed and the toilet table were draped to match the windows, and were nearly smothered in clouds of Valenciennes lace.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
Bailiff
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
BARON
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From this reading THE BARON DE MONT-GOBERT Thibault found himself in the Countess’s room.
bed
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From this reading The bed and the toilet table were draped to match the windows, and were nearly smothered in clouds of Valenciennes lace.
blue
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
cannot
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From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
child
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From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
china
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
clouds
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From this reading The bed and the toilet table were draped to match the windows, and were nearly smothered in clouds of Valenciennes lace.
Countess's
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From this reading THE BARON DE MONT-GOBERT Thibault found himself in the Countess’s room.
curtains
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
daintiness
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
DE
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From this reading THE BARON DE MONT-GOBERT Thibault found himself in the Countess’s room.
delight
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
Double
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
draped
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From this reading The bed and the toilet table were draped to match the windows, and were nearly smothered in clouds of Valenciennes lace.
drawn
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
dreams
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From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
Duke
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
embroidered
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
filled
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
flowers
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
forest
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From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BARON DE MONT-GOBERT Thibault found himself in the Countess’s room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
furniture
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
harmony
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
Highness
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE BARON DE MONT-GOBERT Thibault found himself in the Countess’s room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
idea
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From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BARON DE MONT-GOBERT Thibault found himself in the Countess’s room.
intoxicating
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
lace
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
like
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From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
lumber-room
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
Magloire's
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
magnificence
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
match
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From this reading The bed and the toilet table were draped to match the windows, and were nearly smothered in clouds of Valenciennes lace.
MONT-GOBERT
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From this reading THE BARON DE MONT-GOBERT Thibault found himself in the Countess’s room.
nearly
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From this reading The bed and the toilet table were draped to match the windows, and were nearly smothered in clouds of Valenciennes lace.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
Orleans
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
other
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
pale
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
rescued
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From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
room
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From this reading THE BARON DE MONT-GOBERT Thibault found himself in the Countess’s room.
rough
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From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
satin
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
seen
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From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
set
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
silk
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
silver
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
smothered
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From this reading The bed and the toilet table were draped to match the windows, and were nearly smothered in clouds of Valenciennes lace.
table
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From this reading The bed and the toilet table were draped to match the windows, and were nearly smothered in clouds of Valenciennes lace.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BARON DE MONT-GOBERT Thibault found himself in the Countess’s room.
Thibault
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From this reading THE BARON DE MONT-GOBERT Thibault found himself in the Countess’s room.
things
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From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bed and the toilet table were draped to match the windows, and were nearly smothered in clouds of Valenciennes lace.
toilet
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From this reading The bed and the toilet table were draped to match the windows, and were nearly smothered in clouds of Valenciennes lace.
trimmed
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
two
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
Valenciennes
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From this reading The bed and the toilet table were draped to match the windows, and were nearly smothered in clouds of Valenciennes lace.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The rough child of the forest had never seen anything like it, even in dreams; for one cannot even dream of things of which we have no idea.
white
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
windows
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From this reading Double curtains were drawn across the two windows, the one set of white silk trimmed with lace, the other of pale china blue satin, embroidered with silver flowers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If the magnificence of Bailiff Magloire’s furniture rescued from the lumber-room of his Highness the Duke of Orleans, had astonished Thibault, the daintiness, the harmony, the taste of the Countess’s room filled him with intoxicating delight.
