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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 great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
all
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From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
awkward
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
beautiful
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
bestowed
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were bewildered, yet they lost nothing of the scene.
blushed
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
boudoir
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
bright
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
confusion
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
dazzling
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From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
early
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
echo
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
Edgerley
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
enchantress
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
everywhere
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
faces
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
form
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From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
girls
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
gleaming
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
hangings
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
hostess
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
hour
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
how
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
incoherence
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From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
jumble
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From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
kindness
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
kiss
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
larger
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
lasted
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From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
led
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
light
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
like
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
longer
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From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
lost
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From this reading They were bewildered, yet they lost nothing of the scene.
magnificent
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
mirrors
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
misty
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
moment
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From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
momentary
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
Mrs
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
names
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They were bewildered, yet they lost nothing of the scene.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were bewildered, yet they lost nothing of the scene.
own
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
perfumy
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
pretty
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
punctual
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
rooms
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
scene
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From this reading They were bewildered, yet they lost nothing of the scene.
scrupulously
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
shyness
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
staircase
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
strange
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORLD.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were bewildered, yet they lost nothing of the scene.
things
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From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
thronged
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From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
together
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From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
touch
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
trembled
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
united
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From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
up
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
vision
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From this reading Though all these things together united to form a dazzling jumble for the first moment, the incoherence of the vision lasted no longer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
welcome
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From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were bewildered, yet they lost nothing of the scene.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With a touch of kindness Mrs Edgerley led them (for of course they were scrupulously early, and punctual to the hour) to her pretty boudoir, where they had been before, and which was not so bright nor like to be so thronged as the larger rooms.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great rooms radiant with light, misty with hangings, gleaming with mirrors--the magnificent staircase up which they passed, they never could tell how, ashamed of the echo of their own names--the beautiful enchantress of a hostess, who bestowed upon each of them that light perfumy kiss of welcome, at the momentary touch of which the girls blushed and trembled--the strange faces everywhere around them--their own confusion, and the shyness which they thought so awkward.
WORLD
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From this reading THE WORLD.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They were bewildered, yet they lost nothing of the scene.
