Frederick the Great and His Court

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THE MASQUERADE.

The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

Greeks and Turks were there in gold-embroidered, bejewelled apparel.

Odalisks, Spanish, Russian, and German peasant women in every variety of costume; glittering fairies, sorceresses, and fortune-telling gypsies; grave monks, ancient knights in silver armor, castle dames, and veiled nuns.

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Chapter XXXIV

Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of Frederick the Great and His Court is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE MASQUERADE. The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace. It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king. Greeks and Turks were there in gold-embroidered, bejewelled apparel. Odalisks, Spanish, Russian, and German peasant women in every variety of costume; glittering fairies, sorceresses, and fortune-telling gypsies; grave monks, ancient knights in silver armor, castle dames, and veiled nuns.

Frederick the Great and His Court

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of Frederick the Great and His Court is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE MASQUERADE.

/ðə ˌmæskərˈeɪd/

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The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

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It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

/ɪt siːmd æz ɪf ðə ˌreprəˈzentətɪvz ʌv ɔːl ˈneɪʃənz hæd kʌm təˈɡeðər tuː ɡriːt ðə hɪˈroʊɪk jʌŋ kɪŋ/

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Greeks and Turks were there in gold-embroidered, bejewelled apparel.

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brilliantly adverb US /ˈbrɪljəntli/

with brightness

From this reading “The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.”

dames noun US /deɪmz/

plural of “dame” — informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading “Odalisks, Spanish, Russian, and German peasant women in every variety of costume; glittering fairies, sorceresses, and fortune-telling gypsies; grave monks, ancient knights in silver armor, castle dames, and veiled nuns.”

fantastically adverb US /fænˈtæstɪkli/

exceedingly; extremely

From this reading “The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.”

gypsies noun US /ˈdʒɪpsiz/

plural of “gypsy” — a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

intermingled verb US /ˌɪntərˈmɪŋɡəld/

past form of “intermingle” — combine into one

From this reading “The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.”

masquerade verb US /ˌmæskərˈeɪd/

take part in a masquerade

From this reading “THE MASQUERADE.”

representatives noun US /ˌreprəˈzentətɪvz/

plural of “representative” — a person who represents others

From this reading “It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.”

saloons noun US /səˈluːnz/

plural of “saloon” — a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading “The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.”

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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 saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Odalisks, Spanish, Russian, and German peasant women in every variety of costume; glittering fairies, sorceresses, and fortune-telling gypsies; grave monks, ancient knights in silver armor, castle dames, and veiled nuns.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

apparelnounUS /əˈpærəl/

clothing in general

From this reading Greeks and Turks were there in gold-embroidered, bejewelled apparel.

armornounUS /ˈɑːrmər/

protective covering made of metal and used in combat

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

attiredadjectiveUS /əˈtaɪrd/

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

bejewelled

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From this reading Greeks and Turks were there in gold-embroidered, bejewelled apparel.

brilliantlyadverbUS /ˈbrɪljəntli/

with brightness

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/

a large and stately mansion

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

costumenounUS /kɑːˈstuːm/

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

damesnounUS /deɪmz/

plural of “dame” — informal terms for a (young) woman

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

fairiesnounUS /ˈferiz/

plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

fantasticallyadverbUS /fænˈtæstɪkli/

exceedingly; extremely

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

figuresnounUS /ˈfɪɡjərz/

plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

fortune-telling

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fro

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From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

gaylyadverb

in a joyous manner

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/

a person of German nationality

glitteringadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

gold-embroidered

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From this reading Greeks and Turks were there in gold-embroidered, bejewelled apparel.

gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/

death of a person

GreeksnounUS /ɡriːks/

plural of “greek” — the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading Greeks and Turks were there in gold-embroidered, bejewelled apparel.

greetverbUS /ɡriːt/

express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

gypsiesnounUS /ˈdʒɪpsiz/

plural of “gypsy” — a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

heroicadjectiveUS /hɪˈroʊɪk/

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

illuminatedadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈluːməneɪtəd/

provided with artificial light

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

intermingledverbUS /ˌɪntərˈmɪŋɡəld/

past form of “intermingle” — combine into one

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

knightsnounUS /naɪts/

plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

MASQUERADEverbUS /ˌmæskərˈeɪd/

take part in a masquerade

From this reading THE MASQUERADE.

monksnounUS /mʌŋks/

plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

movingadjectiveUS /ˈmuːvɪŋ/

in motion

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/

plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

nunsnounUS /nʌnz/

plural of “nun” — a woman religious

Odalisks

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

peasantnounUS /ˈpezənt/

a country person

representativesnounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪvz/

plural of “representative” — a person who represents others

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

royaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

RussiannounUS /ˈrʌʃən/

a native or inhabitant of Russia

saloonsnounUS /səˈluːnz/

plural of “saloon” — a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

sorceresses

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SpanishnounUS /ˈspænɪʃ/

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE MASQUERADE.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Greeks and Turks were there in gold-embroidered, bejewelled apparel.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

trainverbUS /treɪn/

create by training and teaching

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

TurksnounUS /tɜːrks/

plural of “turk” — a native or inhabitant of Turkey

From this reading Greeks and Turks were there in gold-embroidered, bejewelled apparel.

varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/

having or as if having a veil or concealing cover

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The saloons were brilliantly illuminated, and a train of gayly intermingled, fantastically attired figures were moving to and fro in the royal palace.

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading It seemed as if the representatives of all nations had come together to greet the heroic young king.

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