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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 A MYSTERY.
adorned
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
alabaster
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
allegorical
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
amazed
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From this reading Carried onward by the press of people, I was amazed at the magnificence and luxury everywhere apparent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carried onward by the press of people, I was amazed at the magnificence and luxury everywhere apparent.
apartments
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From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
apparent
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From this reading Carried onward by the press of people, I was amazed at the magnificence and luxury everywhere apparent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Carried onward by the press of people, I was amazed at the magnificence and luxury everywhere apparent.
Audience
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From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
broke
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Carried onward by the press of people, I was amazed at the magnificence and luxury everywhere apparent.
Carried
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From this reading Carried onward by the press of people, I was amazed at the magnificence and luxury everywhere apparent.
ceilings
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
chambers
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crowd
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dashed
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divans
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
down
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
everywhere
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From this reading Carried onward by the press of people, I was amazed at the magnificence and luxury everywhere apparent.
floors
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
formed
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From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
frescoes
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
glittering
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From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
gold
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
gold-inlaid
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
hacked
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
Hall
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From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
hangings
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Carried onward by the press of people, I was amazed at the magnificence and luxury everywhere apparent.
inlaid
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
inner
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From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
irate
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
jasper
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
luxury
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From this reading Carried onward by the press of people, I was amazed at the magnificence and luxury everywhere apparent.
made
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From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
magnificence
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From this reading Carried onward by the press of people, I was amazed at the magnificence and luxury everywhere apparent.
marble
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
mostly
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
movement
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From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
MYSTERY
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From this reading A MYSTERY.
Naya
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From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
onward
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From this reading Carried onward by the press of people, I was amazed at the magnificence and luxury everywhere apparent.
ornamented
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
out
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
paintings
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
people
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From this reading Carried onward by the press of people, I was amazed at the magnificence and luxury everywhere apparent.
polished
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
press
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From this reading Carried onward by the press of people, I was amazed at the magnificence and luxury everywhere apparent.
private
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From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
rich
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
rooms
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From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
sheer
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
silk
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
soft
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
soon
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strange
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
swords
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tables
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
tenantless
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
tiny
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
tore
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
trod
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
underfoot
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
up
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
walls
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From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
wantonness
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From this reading But as the irate crowd dashed onward through the great tenantless chambers they tore down the rich silk hangings and trod them underfoot, broke up the tiny gold-inlaid tables, and out of sheer wantonness hacked the soft divans with their swords.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FROM the glittering Hall of Audience a forward movement was soon made to the inner rooms that formed the private apartments of the Naya.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The walls were mostly of polished marble inlaid with gold and adorned with frescoes, the ceilings ornamented with strange allegorical paintings, and the floors of jasper and alabaster.
