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The Unseen Bridegroom
The Unseen Bridegroom

Chapter III

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WALRAVEN'S WEDDING.
Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?
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The Unseen Bridegroom

Chapter III

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WALRAVEN'S WEDDING.
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Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
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The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
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Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.”

Nobody pronoun US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading “The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.”

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

Dane

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From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

day

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From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

dazzle

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From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

dazzled

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From this reading Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

glories

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From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

home

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From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

indeed

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From this reading Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

lasted

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From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

made

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From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

magnificent

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From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

mansion

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From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

Mollie

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From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

MR

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much

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From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

once

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From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

saw

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From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

scarcely

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From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

very

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From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

Walraven

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From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.

WALRAVEN'S

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From this reading WALRAVEN'S WEDDING.

WEDDING

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From this reading WALRAVEN'S WEDDING.

Why

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From this reading Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?