aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Gotzkowsky was alone in his room.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an elegant, brilliantly ornamented apartment, which the greatest prince might have envied.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading It was an elegant, brilliantly ornamented apartment, which the greatest prince might have envied.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
brilliantlyadverbUS /ˈbrɪljəntli/
with brightness
From this reading It was an elegant, brilliantly ornamented apartment, which the greatest prince might have envied.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
ChinesenounUS /tʃaɪˈniːz/
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
costlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːstli/
entailing great loss or sacrifice
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading DAYS OF MISFORTUNE.
elegantadjectiveUS /ˈeləɡənt/
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading It was an elegant, brilliantly ornamented apartment, which the greatest prince might have envied.
enviedverbUS /ˈenvid/
inflected form of “envy” — feel envious towards; admire enviously
From this reading It was an elegant, brilliantly ornamented apartment, which the greatest prince might have envied.
intense or sharp
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading The furniture of the room was simple.
giltadjectiveUS /ɡɪlt/
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
Gotzkowsky
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From this reading Gotzkowsky was alone in his room.
highest in quality
From this reading It was an elegant, brilliantly ornamented apartment, which the greatest prince might have envied.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was an elegant, brilliantly ornamented apartment, which the greatest prince might have envied.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gotzkowsky was alone in his room.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gotzkowsky was alone in his room.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an elegant, brilliantly ornamented apartment, which the greatest prince might have envied.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was an elegant, brilliantly ornamented apartment, which the greatest prince might have envied.
mirrorsnounUS /ˈmɪrərz/
plural of “mirror” — polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading DAYS OF MISFORTUNE.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAYS OF MISFORTUNE.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
ornamentedverbUS /ˈɔːrnəmentɪd/
past form of “ornament” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading It was an elegant, brilliantly ornamented apartment, which the greatest prince might have envied.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading It was an elegant, brilliantly ornamented apartment, which the greatest prince might have envied.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Gotzkowsky was alone in his room.
selectadjectiveUS /səˈlekt/
of superior grade
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading The furniture of the room was simple.
statuesnounUS /ˈstætʃuːz/
plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was an elegant, brilliantly ornamented apartment, which the greatest prince might have envied.
vasesnounUS /ˈveɪsəz/
plural of “vas” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gotzkowsky was alone in his room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was an elegant, brilliantly ornamented apartment, which the greatest prince might have envied.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The most select pictures by celebrated old masters hung around on the walls; the most costly Chinese vases stood on gilt tables; and between the windows, instead of mirrors, were placed the most exquisite Greek marble statues.
