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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 It is said that a woman magnificently robed is superior to all earthly tribulations.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
all
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From this reading It is said that a woman magnificently robed is superior to all earthly tribulations.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early as she was, the stairway and the rooms beyond seemed already thronged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
ascend
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Early as she was, the stairway and the rooms beyond seemed already thronged.
broad
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
carpet
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
carriage
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
case
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
Chiselhurst's
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
colour
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From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
crimson
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From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
distinguished
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
Duke
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
Early
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From this reading Early as she was, the stairway and the rooms beyond seemed already thronged.
earthly
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From this reading It is said that a woman magnificently robed is superior to all earthly tribulations.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
entered
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
eye
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
gorgeous
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From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
guests
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
hall
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
hostess
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
house
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
huge
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
imagined
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is said that a woman magnificently robed is superior to all earthly tribulations.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is said that a woman magnificently robed is superior to all earthly tribulations.
Jennie
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
lay
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
livery
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From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
London
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
magnificently
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From this reading It is said that a woman magnificently robed is superior to all earthly tribulations.
menials
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From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
met
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
palaces
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
pavement
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
predominant
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From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
receive
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
resplendent
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
robed
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From this reading It is said that a woman magnificently robed is superior to all earthly tribulations.
rooms
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From this reading Early as she was, the stairway and the rooms beyond seemed already thronged.
said
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From this reading It is said that a woman magnificently robed is superior to all earthly tribulations.
scene
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early as she was, the stairway and the rooms beyond seemed already thronged.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
side
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From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
Splendid
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From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
stair
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From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
stairway
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Splendid menials in gorgeous livery, crimson the predominant colour, stood on each step at either side of the stair.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
strip
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
superior
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From this reading It is said that a woman magnificently robed is superior to all earthly tribulations.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is said that a woman magnificently robed is superior to all earthly tribulations.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
thronged
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From this reading Early as she was, the stairway and the rooms beyond seemed already thronged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is said that a woman magnificently robed is superior to all earthly tribulations.
top
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
town
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
tribulations
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From this reading It is said that a woman magnificently robed is superior to all earthly tribulations.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
walked
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
Western
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From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Such was the case with Jennie as she left her carriage, walked along the strip of carpet which lay across the pavement under a canopy, and entered the great hall of the Duke of Chiselhurst’s town house, one of the huge palaces of Western London.
witnessed
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From this reading Nothing so resplendent had she ever witnessed, or even imagined, as the scene which met her eye when she found herself about to ascend the broad stairway at the top of which the hostess stood to receive her distinguished guests.
woman
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From this reading It is said that a woman magnificently robed is superior to all earthly tribulations.
