Sentence:  The <WSD>Coryphées</WSD> now arrive, as well as the Corps de Ballet; the former holding a higher rank and receiving a higher salary than the latter. They are pretty trim-built girls, with sallow faces and large eyes—the pallor that overspreads their features resulting from cosmetics and late hours. They work very hard, and get very little sleep; but they appear to be very merry amongst themselves for all that. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A ballet dancer ranking above a member of the corps de ballet and below a soloist.