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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 WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her master not infrequently came home with that worn look about the eyes and mouth.
Adriance
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From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
all
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
always
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From this reading But those greenish lights were not always becoming to visitors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
apartment
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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
apartments
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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
becoming
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From this reading But those greenish lights were not always becoming to visitors.
bronze
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But those greenish lights were not always becoming to visitors.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
came
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From this reading Her master not infrequently came home with that worn look about the eyes and mouth.
carried
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
chains
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
charming
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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
Chinese
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
decided
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From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
delicately
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
dragon-clasped
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
dull
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
entered
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From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
evening
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From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
eyes
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From this reading Her master not infrequently came home with that worn look about the eyes and mouth.
foyer
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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
furnishings
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
GRASPED
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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
green
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
greenish
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From this reading But those greenish lights were not always becoming to visitors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her master not infrequently came home with that worn look about the eyes and mouth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
home
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From this reading Her master not infrequently came home with that worn look about the eyes and mouth.
ill
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From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
infrequently
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From this reading Her master not infrequently came home with that worn look about the eyes and mouth.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
jade
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
jade-green
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
lamp
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
leather
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
lighted
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
lights
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From this reading But those greenish lights were not always becoming to visitors.
like
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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her master not infrequently came home with that worn look about the eyes and mouth.
maid
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From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
many
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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
master
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From this reading Her master not infrequently came home with that worn look about the eyes and mouth.
Mastersons
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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
mouth
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From this reading Her master not infrequently came home with that worn look about the eyes and mouth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But those greenish lights were not always becoming to visitors.
notes
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
privately
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From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
swung
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
tapestry
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But those greenish lights were not always becoming to visitors.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
tinting
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But those greenish lights were not always becoming to visitors.
Tony
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From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
unbecoming
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From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
vase
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From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
visitors
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From this reading But those greenish lights were not always becoming to visitors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was lighted by a jade-green lamp, swung in bronze chains delicately green from the tinting of time; and the notes of bronze and dull jade were carried through all the furnishings, through leather and tapestry and even a great, dragon-clasped Chinese vase.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Tony Adriance entered the foyer that evening they were so unbecoming to him that the maid privately decided he was ill.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her master not infrequently came home with that worn look about the eyes and mouth.
WOMAN
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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GRASPED The Mastersons' apartment had, like many such apartments, a charming little foyer.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Her master not infrequently came home with that worn look about the eyes and mouth.
