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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 proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
according
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie's ball, according to an old-established custom, followed closely on the race.
altarpiece
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie's ball, according to an old-established custom, followed closely on the race.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
avenue
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
background
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
ball
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie's ball, according to an old-established custom, followed closely on the race.
ballroom
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From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
Book
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
Bowshott
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From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
buffet-table
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
closely
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie's ball, according to an old-established custom, followed closely on the race.
company
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
Country
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From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
countryside
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From this reading The proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
crowded
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
custom
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie's ball, according to an old-established custom, followed closely on the race.
emptied
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
end
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
events
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From this reading The proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
extreme
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
famous
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From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
filled
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From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
floor
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From this reading There was something impressive in the great space and width of the ballroom, with its polished floor.
followed
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie's ball, according to an old-established custom, followed closely on the race.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
form
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
gain
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From this reading The proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
gay
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From this reading The proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something impressive in the great space and width of the ballroom, with its polished floor.
green
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
guests
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From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
heavenly
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
helped
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From this reading The proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
host
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
houses
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From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
impressive
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From this reading There was something impressive in the great space and width of the ballroom, with its polished floor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something impressive in the great space and width of the ballroom, with its polished floor.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something impressive in the great space and width of the ballroom, with its polished floor.
larger
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From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
middle
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie's ball, according to an old-established custom, followed closely on the race.
neighbourhood
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From this reading The proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
number
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From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
Ogilvie's
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie's ball, according to an old-established custom, followed closely on the race.
old-established
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie's ball, according to an old-established custom, followed closely on the race.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie's ball, according to an old-established custom, followed closely on the race.
palm-houses
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
picture-gallery
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From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
polished
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From this reading There was something impressive in the great space and width of the ballroom, with its polished floor.
proximity
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From this reading The proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
quiet
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From this reading The proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
race
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From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie's ball, according to an old-established custom, followed closely on the race.
received
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From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
refreshments
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
representing
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
reputation
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From this reading The proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
Revelation
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
scene
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
showed
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something impressive in the great space and width of the ballroom, with its polished floor.
space
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From this reading There was something impressive in the great space and width of the ballroom, with its polished floor.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie's ball, according to an old-established custom, followed closely on the race.
There
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From this reading There was something impressive in the great space and width of the ballroom, with its polished floor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Ogilvie's ball, according to an old-established custom, followed closely on the race.
two
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From this reading The proximity of the two events had helped to gain for the quiet countryside the reputation of a gay neighbourhood.
up
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From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
usual
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From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
visitors
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From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something impressive in the great space and width of the ballroom, with its polished floor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The palm-houses had been emptied to form an avenue of green up the middle of the picture-gallery, at whose extreme end an altarpiece, representing a scene from the Book of Revelation, showed a company of the heavenly host as a background to a buffet-table crowded with refreshments.
width
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From this reading There was something impressive in the great space and width of the ballroom, with its polished floor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Country houses were filled with visitors, and the ballroom and the famous picture-gallery at Bowshott received an even larger number of guests than usual.
