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all
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He threw his arms around the Veiled Lady, and she was his bond-slave for evermore!
Arise
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From this reading "Arise, Magician!" she exclaimed, stamping her foot upon the earth.
arms
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From this reading He threw his arms around the Veiled Lady, and she was his bond-slave for evermore!
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He threw his arms around the Veiled Lady, and she was his bond-slave for evermore!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
away
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From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
bartered
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From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
bearded
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From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
beautiful
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From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
bond-slave
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From this reading He threw his arms around the Veiled Lady, and she was his bond-slave for evermore!
dark
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From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
described
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
dramatic
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
earth
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From this reading "Arise, Magician!" she exclaimed, stamping her foot upon the earth.
effect
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
evermore
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From this reading He threw his arms around the Veiled Lady, and she was his bond-slave for evermore!
exclaimed
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From this reading "Arise, Magician!" she exclaimed, stamping her foot upon the earth.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Arise, Magician!" she exclaimed, stamping her foot upon the earth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He threw his arms around the Veiled Lady, and she was his bond-slave for evermore!
gauze
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
greatly
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He threw his arms around the Veiled Lady, and she was his bond-slave for evermore!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Arise, Magician!" she exclaimed, stamping her foot upon the earth.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here is the Veiled Lady!"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
holding
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
increase
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is the Veiled Lady!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
Lady
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From this reading "Here is the Veiled Lady!"
legend
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
magic
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
MagiciannounUS /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading "Arise, Magician!" she exclaimed, stamping her foot upon the earth.
man
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From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
managed
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
Oriental
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From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
piece
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
points
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
robes
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From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
rose
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From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Arise, Magician!" she exclaimed, stamping her foot upon the earth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
soul
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From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
stamping
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From this reading "Arise, Magician!" she exclaimed, stamping her foot upon the earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Arise, Magician!" she exclaimed, stamping her foot upon the earth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
threw
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From this reading He threw his arms around the Veiled Lady, and she was his bond-slave for evermore!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
up
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From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Arise, Magician!" she exclaimed, stamping her foot upon the earth.
veil
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
Veiled
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From this reading "Here is the Veiled Lady!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He threw his arms around the Veiled Lady, and she was his bond-slave for evermore!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
word
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From this reading At the word, up rose the bearded man in the Oriental robes,--the beautiful, the dark magician, who had bartered away his soul!
Zenobia
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From this reading Zenobia, all this while, had been holding the piece of gauze, and so managed it as greatly to increase the dramatic effect of the legend at those points where the magic veil was to be described.
