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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 MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
admission
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From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
arches
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From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
archway
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From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
assisted
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
away
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
better
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From this reading Byron’s celebrated description is better than the reality.
build
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
Byron's
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From this reading Byron’s celebrated description is better than the reality.
carriages
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From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
celebrated
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From this reading Byron’s celebrated description is better than the reality.
Coliseum
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
curiously
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From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
decay
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
description
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From this reading Byron’s celebrated description is better than the reality.
dimness
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
distinctly
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From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
effect
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
empty
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From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
entrance
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From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
evening
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From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
eyed
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From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
famous
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From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
filled
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From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
flooded
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From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
French
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From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
glowed
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From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
grander
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
grass-grown
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From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
imagination
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
inestimable
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
interior
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From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Byron’s celebrated description is better than the reality.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
made
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From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
MIRIAM'S
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From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
moonlight
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From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
more
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
mystery
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
obstacle
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From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
offered
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From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
picturesque
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
precincts
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From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
principal
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From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
reality
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From this reading Byron’s celebrated description is better than the reality.
revelation
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
ruin
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From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
ruined
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From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
sentinel
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From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
several
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From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
shatter
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
solitude
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From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
space
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From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
structure
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From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
tier
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From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The French sentinel on duty beneath the principal archway eyed our party curiously, but offered no obstacle to their admission.
too
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From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
TROUBLE
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From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
usual
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From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
visible
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From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MIRIAM’S TROUBLE As usual of a moonlight evening, several carriages stood at the entrance of this famous ruin, and the precincts and interior were anything but a solitude.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The splendor of the revelation took away that inestimable effect of dimness and mystery by which the imagination might be assisted to build a grander structure than the Coliseum, and to shatter it with a more picturesque decay.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within, the moonlight filled and flooded the great empty space; it glowed upon tier above tier of ruined, grass-grown arches, and made them even too distinctly visible.
