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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 A party had been invited to celebrate with dance, song, and feasting, the birthday of the governor's only daughter.
add
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
adornments
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN IDOL ON ITS PEDESTAL.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
attached
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
attractions
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From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
back
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
beauty
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A party had been invited to celebrate with dance, song, and feasting, the birthday of the governor's only daughter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
birthday
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From this reading A party had been invited to celebrate with dance, song, and feasting, the birthday of the governor's only daughter.
brought
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
celebrate
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From this reading A party had been invited to celebrate with dance, song, and feasting, the birthday of the governor's only daughter.
circles
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
dance
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From this reading A party had been invited to celebrate with dance, song, and feasting, the birthday of the governor's only daughter.
daughter
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From this reading A party had been invited to celebrate with dance, song, and feasting, the birthday of the governor's only daughter.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
ear
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From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
elegance
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
Exhibition
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
eye
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From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
fashionable
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
feasting
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From this reading A party had been invited to celebrate with dance, song, and feasting, the birthday of the governor's only daughter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
French
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
garden
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
gathered
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
gayest
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
governor's
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
Great
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A party had been invited to celebrate with dance, song, and feasting, the birthday of the governor's only daughter.
higher
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
house
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
ideas
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
IDOL
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From this reading AN IDOL ON ITS PEDESTAL.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
invited
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From this reading A party had been invited to celebrate with dance, song, and feasting, the birthday of the governor's only daughter.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AN IDOL ON ITS PEDESTAL.
little
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From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
Lopez
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
magnificence
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
most
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
moved
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
nature
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From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
new
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
offering
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From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN IDOL ON ITS PEDESTAL.
only
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From this reading A party had been invited to celebrate with dance, song, and feasting, the birthday of the governor's only daughter.
other
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From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
outvie
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From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
paradise
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From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
Paris
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
party
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From this reading A party had been invited to celebrate with dance, song, and feasting, the birthday of the governor's only daughter.
PEDESTAL
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From this reading AN IDOL ON ITS PEDESTAL.
place
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
seemed
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From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
Seville
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
some
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
song
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From this reading A party had been invited to celebrate with dance, song, and feasting, the birthday of the governor's only daughter.
spacious
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
together
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From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
unrivalled
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
visited
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From this reading Lopez, who, with his daughter, had visited the Great Exhibition in Paris, had brought back ideas of French magnificence to add new adornments to a place which, for beauty and elegance, had before been unrivalled in Seville.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The garden was a little paradise, in which nature and art seemed to outvie each other in offering attractions to eye, ear, and taste.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the spacious garden attached to the governor's house were gathered together some of the gayest and most fashionable of those who moved in the higher circles of Seville.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A party had been invited to celebrate with dance, song, and feasting, the birthday of the governor's only daughter.
