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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 The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.
alabaster
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
aspect
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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
candelabras
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
carved
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
column
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
court
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From this reading The court was a perfect square.
court-yard
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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.
CRUSADERS
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From this reading ORGIES OF THE CRUSADERS.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
Emir
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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.
evening
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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.
fairy
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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.
filled
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
flowers
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
four
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
gallery
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
gilded
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
holding
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
interior
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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
large
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
low
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
marble
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
Marhala
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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.
Moorish
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ORGIES OF THE CRUSADERS.
ogives
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
ORGIES
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Oriental
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
palace
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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.
pedestals
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
perfect
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From this reading The court was a perfect square.
perfumed
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
pillars
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
presented
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From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.
ran
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
rose-colored
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
served
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
sides
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
square
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From this reading The court was a perfect square.
supported
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The interior court-yard of the palace of the Emir, of Marhala, presented that evening a fairy aspect.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ORGIES OF THE CRUSADERS.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
torches
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
trifoil
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
vases
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The court was a perfect square.
wax
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From this reading Between each column and into the court, large vases of Oriental alabaster filled with flowers served as pedestals to gilded candelabras holding torches of perfumed wax.
wide
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From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.