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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 In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
accompanied
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From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
anxious
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From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
bay-window
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From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
broad
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From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
Byzantium
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From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
costly
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From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
court
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From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
covered
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From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
curtains
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From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
daylight
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From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
edifice
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From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
Emperor's
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From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
EquallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
extensive
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From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
Feast
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From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
filled
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From this reading A softened light filled the room.
floor
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From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
Floralia
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From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
footsteps
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From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
fro
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From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
gold-brocade
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From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
heavy
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From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
hung
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From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
inmate
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From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
insignificant
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From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
light
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From this reading A softened light filled the room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
lonely
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From this reading The room was quiet and lonely.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
lost
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From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
man
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From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
mosaic
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From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
noise
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From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
pacing
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From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
palace
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From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
quiet
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From this reading The room was quiet and lonely.
room
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From this reading The room was quiet and lonely.
rooms
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From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
small
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From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
softened
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From this reading A softened light filled the room.
solitary
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From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
stuffs
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From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Equally costly stuffs covered the mosaic floor, so that no noise accompanied the footsteps of the solitary inmate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
thickly
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From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In one of the small rooms of the Emperor's palace in Byzantium, a short time after the Feast of the Floralia, a little man of insignificant appearance was pacing to and fro, lost in anxious thought.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Although outside it was broad daylight, the bay-window, which looked into the court of the extensive edifice, was thickly hung with heavy curtains of gold-brocade.
