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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 LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
always
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From this reading "One always breakfasts," observed St. George.
Amory
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
Asia
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
Bon
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
breakfast
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From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
breakfastingverbUS /ˈbrɛkfəstɪŋ/
eating the morning meal in a specific situation in this story
From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
breakfasts
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From this reading "One always breakfasts," observed St. George.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
certain
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From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
day
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From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
domiciled
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
down
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From this reading "Poor old Mars has got to step down now," said Amory.
Europe
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
forget
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
George
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
got
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From this reading "Poor old Mars has got to step down now," said Amory.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Poor old Mars has got to step down now," said Amory.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
KINGDOMS
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
LADY
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
Litany
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From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
Mahal
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
Marché
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
Mars
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From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
men
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From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
nine
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From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
now
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From this reading "Poor old Mars has got to step down now," said Amory.
o'clock
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From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
observed
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From this reading "One always breakfasts," observed St. George.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
old
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From this reading "Poor old Mars has got to step down now," said Amory.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One always breakfasts," observed St. George.
palace
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor old Mars has got to step down now," said Amory.
presently
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
prince's
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
purple
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From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
room
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From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
said
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From this reading "Poor old Mars has got to step down now," said Amory.
sat
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From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
spend
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From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
St
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor old Mars has got to step down now," said Amory.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
Taj
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
there
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From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
two
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From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
Tyrian
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From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
west
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From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE LADY OF KINGDOMS So there were St. George and Amory presently domiciled in a prince's palace such as Asia and Europe have forgotten, as by and by they will forget the Taj Mahal and the Bon Marché.
wing
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From this reading And at nine o'clock the next morning in a certain Tyrian purple room in the west wing of the Palace of the Litany the two sat breakfasting.
wonder
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From this reading "The first day that the first men spend on Mars I wonder whether the first thing they do will be to breakfast."
