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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 In truth, a lovely view!
admirable
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From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading From amidst the thick foliage arose the zinc roofs of John Sobieski's ancestral home, Lazienka Castle.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
ancestral
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From this reading From amidst the thick foliage arose the zinc roofs of John Sobieski's ancestral home, Lazienka Castle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
arose
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From this reading From amidst the thick foliage arose the zinc roofs of John Sobieski's ancestral home, Lazienka Castle.
Belvedere
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From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
BLIND
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From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
Castle
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From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
Chevalier
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From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
clad
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
colors
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
cross-roads
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From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
delighted
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
eye
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
find
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From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
foliage
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From this reading From amidst the thick foliage arose the zinc roofs of John Sobieski's ancestral home, Lazienka Castle.
foreground
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
forest
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
Galban
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From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
GENUINE
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From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
golden
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
green
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
HEN'S
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From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
home
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From this reading From amidst the thick foliage arose the zinc roofs of John Sobieski's ancestral home, Lazienka Castle.
hues
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
impregnable
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From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In truth, a lovely view!
John
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From this reading From amidst the thick foliage arose the zinc roofs of John Sobieski's ancestral home, Lazienka Castle.
Lazienka
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
lovely
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From this reading In truth, a lovely view!
luxurious
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From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
maple
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
marked
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From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
massed
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
out
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From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
overtowering
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From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
PEARLnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
peeped
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From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
poplars
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From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
purple
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
ranging
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
Red
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From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
reddish
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
roofs
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From this reading From amidst the thick foliage arose the zinc roofs of John Sobieski's ancestral home, Lazienka Castle.
rows
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From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
silvery
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From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
Sobieski's
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From this reading From amidst the thick foliage arose the zinc roofs of John Sobieski's ancestral home, Lazienka Castle.
spring's
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
sumach
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
tender
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
terrace
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From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
there
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From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
thick
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From this reading From amidst the thick foliage arose the zinc roofs of John Sobieski's ancestral home, Lazienka Castle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
trees
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
truth
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From this reading In truth, a lovely view!
view
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From this reading In truth, a lovely view!
villas
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From this reading Red and green roofs of luxurious villas peeped out here and there from among the trees; rows of silvery poplars overtowering the rest marked out cross-roads.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE BLIND HEN'S GENUINE PEARL What had Chevalier Galban found so admirable on the terrace of Belvedere Castle, and what did he find so impregnable there?
young
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From this reading In the foreground the massed trees of Lazienka forest, clad in the tender hues of spring's young green, their colors ranging from the golden green of the maple to the reddish purple of the sumach, delighted the eye.
zinc
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From this reading From amidst the thick foliage arose the zinc roofs of John Sobieski's ancestral home, Lazienka Castle.
