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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 wind was cold, but again a glorious sun bathed the terrace and the château.
adorn
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was cold, but again a glorious sun bathed the terrace and the château.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
amplitude
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind was cold, but again a glorious sun bathed the terrace and the château.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Eugénie de Pastourelles was sitting on the terrace at Versailles.
autumn
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
bathed
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From this reading The wind was cold, but again a glorious sun bathed the terrace and the château.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Or rather she was established in one of the deep embrasures between the windows, on the western side.
blue
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
brilliant
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
broadly
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
bronze
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The wind was cold, but again a glorious sun bathed the terrace and the château.
canvas
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
châteaunounUS /ʃæˈtoʊ/
A large French country house or castle, often surrounded by expansive estates and private galleries.
From this reading The wind was cold, but again a glorious sun bathed the terrace and the château.
clouds
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
cold
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From this reading The wind was cold, but again a glorious sun bathed the terrace and the château.
colour
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
conspired
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
creation
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
day
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
de
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From this reading Eugénie de Pastourelles was sitting on the terrace at Versailles.
deep
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From this reading Or rather she was established in one of the deep embrasures between the windows, on the western side.
earth
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
embrasures
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From this reading Or rather she was established in one of the deep embrasures between the windows, on the western side.
established
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From this reading Or rather she was established in one of the deep embrasures between the windows, on the western side.
Eugénie
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From this reading Eugénie de Pastourelles was sitting on the terrace at Versailles.
flaming
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
flatter
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
girdled
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
glorious
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From this reading The wind was cold, but again a glorious sun bathed the terrace and the château.
gold
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
heaven
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
horizon
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
immense
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Or rather she was established in one of the deep embrasures between the windows, on the western side.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
light
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
Louis
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or rather she was established in one of the deep embrasures between the windows, on the western side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eugénie de Pastourelles was sitting on the terrace at Versailles.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Or rather she was established in one of the deep embrasures between the windows, on the western side.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or rather she was established in one of the deep embrasures between the windows, on the western side.
painted
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
palace
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
Pastourelles
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From this reading Eugénie de Pastourelles was sitting on the terrace at Versailles.
Quatorze
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
rather
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From this reading Or rather she was established in one of the deep embrasures between the windows, on the western side.
richest
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
royal
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
sailed
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or rather she was established in one of the deep embrasures between the windows, on the western side.
side
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From this reading Or rather she was established in one of the deep embrasures between the windows, on the western side.
sitting
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From this reading Eugénie de Pastourelles was sitting on the terrace at Versailles.
sky
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
solidly
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
splendournounUS /ˈsplendər/
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
steeped
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
sun
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From this reading The wind was cold, but again a glorious sun bathed the terrace and the château.
Superb
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
sweep
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
terrace
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From this reading Eugénie de Pastourelles was sitting on the terrace at Versailles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eugénie de Pastourelles was sitting on the terrace at Versailles.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
trees
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
vast
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
Versailles
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From this reading Eugénie de Pastourelles was sitting on the terrace at Versailles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eugénie de Pastourelles was sitting on the terrace at Versailles.
waters
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
western
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From this reading Or rather she was established in one of the deep embrasures between the windows, on the western side.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
white
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From this reading It was a day of splendour--a day when heaven and earth seemed to have conspired to flatter and to adorn the vast creation of Louis Quatorze, this white, flaming palace, amid the gold and bronze of its autumn trees, and the blue of its waters.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind was cold, but again a glorious sun bathed the terrace and the château.
windows
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From this reading Or rather she was established in one of the deep embrasures between the windows, on the western side.
woods
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From this reading Superb clouds, of a royal sweep and amplitude, sailed through the brilliant sky; the woods that girdled the horizon were painted broadly and solidly in the richest colour upon an immense canvas steeped in light.
