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Chapter 23 of New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GOLDEN ROOM. Roderick Borgia leads Lucretia across the threshold of the Golden Room. She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror. For it is a magnificent, and yet a gloomy place that Golden Room. A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.
Chapter 23 of New York: Its Upper Ten and Lower Million is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
From this reading “Roderick Borgia leads Lucretia across the threshold of the Golden Room.”
an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading “She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror.”
plural of “hanging” — decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.”
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “Roderick Borgia leads Lucretia across the threshold of the Golden Room.”
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading “She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “Roderick Borgia leads Lucretia across the threshold of the Golden Room.”
third-person singular of “utter” — articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror.”
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading “A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Roderick Borgia leads Lucretia across the threshold of the Golden Room.”
In this reading “She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror.”
In this reading “She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror.”
In this reading “A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For it is a magnificent, and yet a gloomy place that Golden Room.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Roderick Borgia leads Lucretia across the threshold of the Golden Room.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For it is a magnificent, and yet a gloomy place that Golden Room.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.
Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
From this reading Roderick Borgia leads Lucretia across the threshold of the Golden Room.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.
not accessible to view
From this reading A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.
an abrupt emphatic exclamation expressing emotion
From this reading She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it is a magnificent, and yet a gloomy place that Golden Room.
surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination
From this reading A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.
depressingly dark
From this reading For it is a magnificent, and yet a gloomy place that Golden Room.
coins made of gold
From this reading A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading THE GOLDEN ROOM.
plural of “hanging” — decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For it is a magnificent, and yet a gloomy place that Golden Room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For it is a magnificent, and yet a gloomy place that Golden Room.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading Roderick Borgia leads Lucretia across the threshold of the Golden Room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roderick Borgia leads Lucretia across the threshold of the Golden Room.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading For it is a magnificent, and yet a gloomy place that Golden Room.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Roderick Borgia leads Lucretia across the threshold of the Golden Room.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading For it is a magnificent, and yet a gloomy place that Golden Room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roderick Borgia leads Lucretia across the threshold of the Golden Room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE GOLDEN ROOM.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror.
make square
From this reading A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For it is a magnificent, and yet a gloomy place that Golden Room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOLDEN ROOM.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Roderick Borgia leads Lucretia across the threshold of the Golden Room.
third-person singular of “utter” — articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror.
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading A large square apartment, the walls concealed by black hangings,--hangings of velvet fringed with gold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading She utters an ejaculation of wonder mingled with terror.
but in spite of that
From this reading For it is a magnificent, and yet a gloomy place that Golden Room.
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