andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barbarina and her sister had left England and returned to Berlin.
Barbarina
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From this reading Barbarina and her sister had left England and returned to Berlin.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
Behren
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From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
BerlinnounUS /bərˈlɪn/
capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
From this reading Barbarina and her sister had left England and returned to Berlin.
besiegedadjectiveUS /bɪˈsiːdʒd/
surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The elite of the court no longer came to wonder and to worship.
cavaliersnounUS /ˌkævəˈlɪrz/
plural of “cavalier” — a gallant or courtly gentleman
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
COCCEJI
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From this reading MADAME VON COCCEJI.
costlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːstli/
entailing great loss or sacrifice
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
courtnounUS /kɔːrt/
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The elite of the court no longer came to wonder and to worship.
d'Argens
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From this reading The Marquis d'Argens was right.
elitenounUS /ɪˈliːt/
a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
From this reading The elite of the court no longer came to wonder and to worship.
EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Barbarina and her sister had left England and returned to Berlin.
equipages
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From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
expensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspensɪv/
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
gallantadjectiveUS /ˈɡælənt/
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Barbarina and her sister had left England and returned to Berlin.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Barbarina and her sister had left England and returned to Berlin.
hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Barbarina and her sister had left England and returned to Berlin.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
MADAMEnounUS /ˈmædəm/
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading MADAME VON COCCEJI.
MarquisnounUS /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading The Marquis d'Argens was right.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
held or filled or in use
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The elite of the court no longer came to wonder and to worship.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Barbarina and her sister had left England and returned to Berlin.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading The Marquis d'Argens was right.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Barbarina and her sister had left England and returned to Berlin.
StreetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
surroundedadjectiveUS /sərˈaʊndɪd/
confined on all sides
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Marquis d'Argens was right.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They occupied the same expensive and beautiful hotel in Behren Street; but it was no longer surrounded by costly equipages, and besieged by gallant cavaliers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Barbarina and her sister had left England and returned to Berlin.
VON
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From this reading MADAME VON COCCEJI.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Marquis d'Argens was right.
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading The elite of the court no longer came to wonder and to worship.
worshipverbUS /ˈwɜːrʃəp/
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading The elite of the court no longer came to wonder and to worship.
