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1906
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It started out to be Turkish and later decided to be European.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
blinking
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading THE SLIM PRINCESS WOMAN IN MOROVENIA Morovenia is a state in which both the mosque and the motor-car now occur in the same landscape.
bulbous
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
Company
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
copyright
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
Curtis
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
decided
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From this reading It started out to be Turkish and later decided to be European.
decorations
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
domes
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The orthodox turn their faces toward Mecca while the enlightened dream of a journey to Paris.
elaborated
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
enlightened
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European
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Evening
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
faces
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From this reading The orthodox turn their faces toward Mecca while the enlightened dream of a journey to Paris.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
fronts
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
German
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
hideous
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SLIM PRINCESS WOMAN IN MOROVENIA Morovenia is a state in which both the mosque and the motor-car now occur in the same landscape.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It started out to be Turkish and later decided to be European.
jostled
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The orthodox turn their faces toward Mecca while the enlightened dream of a journey to Paris.
landscape
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From this reading THE SLIM PRINCESS WOMAN IN MOROVENIA Morovenia is a state in which both the mosque and the motor-car now occur in the same landscape.
late
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
later
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From this reading It started out to be Turkish and later decided to be European.
many
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
Mecca
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From this reading The orthodox turn their faces toward Mecca while the enlightened dream of a journey to Paris.
merchandise
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
Mohammedan
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
MOROVENIA
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From this reading THE SLIM PRINCESS WOMAN IN MOROVENIA Morovenia is a state in which both the mosque and the motor-car now occur in the same landscape.
mosque
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From this reading THE SLIM PRINCESS WOMAN IN MOROVENIA Morovenia is a state in which both the mosque and the motor-car now occur in the same landscape.
motor-car
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From this reading THE SLIM PRINCESS WOMAN IN MOROVENIA Morovenia is a state in which both the mosque and the motor-car now occur in the same landscape.
new
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
now
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From this reading THE SLIM PRINCESS WOMAN IN MOROVENIA Morovenia is a state in which both the mosque and the motor-car now occur in the same landscape.
occur
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From this reading THE SLIM PRINCESS WOMAN IN MOROVENIA Morovenia is a state in which both the mosque and the motor-car now occur in the same landscape.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
orthodox
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From this reading The orthodox turn their faces toward Mecca while the enlightened dream of a journey to Paris.
out
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From this reading It started out to be Turkish and later decided to be European.
Paris
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From this reading The orthodox turn their faces toward Mecca while the enlightened dream of a journey to Paris.
Philadelphia
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
Post
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
Publishing
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
rewritten
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SLIM PRINCESS WOMAN IN MOROVENIA Morovenia is a state in which both the mosque and the motor-car now occur in the same landscape.
sanctuaries
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
Saturday
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
shops
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
Slim
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
started
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From this reading It started out to be Turkish and later decided to be European.
state
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From this reading THE SLIM PRINCESS WOMAN IN MOROVENIA Morovenia is a state in which both the mosque and the motor-car now occur in the same landscape.
stencil
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From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
story
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From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Slim Princess" has been elaborated and rewritten from a story printed in _The Saturday Evening Post_ of Philadelphia late in 1906 and copyright, 1906, by the Curtis Publishing Company.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It started out to be Turkish and later decided to be European.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The orthodox turn their faces toward Mecca while the enlightened dream of a journey to Paris.
Turkish
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From this reading It started out to be Turkish and later decided to be European.
turn
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From this reading The orthodox turn their faces toward Mecca while the enlightened dream of a journey to Paris.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SLIM PRINCESS WOMAN IN MOROVENIA Morovenia is a state in which both the mosque and the motor-car now occur in the same landscape.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The orthodox turn their faces toward Mecca while the enlightened dream of a journey to Paris.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Mohammedan sanctuaries with their hideous stencil decorations and bulbous domes are jostled by many new shops with blinking fronts and German merchandise.
WOMAN
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From this reading THE SLIM PRINCESS WOMAN IN MOROVENIA Morovenia is a state in which both the mosque and the motor-car now occur in the same landscape.
