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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The artist's six cats glided about among the easels, or stretched their limbs on costly velvet and Arabian carpets.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
altered
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From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The artist's six cats glided about among the easels, or stretched their limbs on costly velvet and Arabian carpets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
Arabian
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From this reading The artist's six cats glided about among the easels, or stretched their limbs on costly velvet and Arabian carpets.
artist's
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From this reading The artist's six cats glided about among the easels, or stretched their limbs on costly velvet and Arabian carpets.
backs
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From this reading Stuffs, garments, tapestries, weapons hung over the backs of the chairs, or lay on chests, tables and the stone-floor.
bald
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
breast
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
Caesar
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
called
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From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
carpets
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From this reading The artist's six cats glided about among the easels, or stretched their limbs on costly velvet and Arabian carpets.
cartoons
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
cats
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From this reading The artist's six cats glided about among the easels, or stretched their limbs on costly velvet and Arabian carpets.
chairs
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From this reading Stuffs, garments, tapestries, weapons hung over the backs of the chairs, or lay on chests, tables and the stone-floor.
chests
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From this reading Stuffs, garments, tapestries, weapons hung over the backs of the chairs, or lay on chests, tables and the stone-floor.
Coello
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From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
commenced
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
containing
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
costly
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From this reading The artist's six cats glided about among the easels, or stretched their limbs on costly velvet and Arabian carpets.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
dropped
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
easels
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
fail
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From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
fallen
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
figures
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
floor
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
fluttered
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
former
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From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
garments
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From this reading Stuffs, garments, tapestries, weapons hung over the backs of the chairs, or lay on chests, tables and the stone-floor.
glided
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From this reading The artist's six cats glided about among the easels, or stretched their limbs on costly velvet and Arabian carpets.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
half-finished
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
head
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
heads
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
horse's
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
hung
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From this reading Stuffs, garments, tapestries, weapons hung over the backs of the chairs, or lay on chests, tables and the stone-floor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
Julius
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
just
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
large
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
laurel-wreaths
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
lay
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From this reading Stuffs, garments, tapestries, weapons hung over the backs of the chairs, or lay on chests, tables and the stone-floor.
leaned
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
limbs
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From this reading The artist's six cats glided about among the easels, or stretched their limbs on costly velvet and Arabian carpets.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
mannikins
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
mantel-piece
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
Moor's
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From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
movable
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
noon
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From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
observe
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From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Stuffs, garments, tapestries, weapons hung over the backs of the chairs, or lay on chests, tables and the stone-floor.
paintings
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
plaster-models
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
rested
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
ribbons
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
six
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From this reading The artist's six cats glided about among the easels, or stretched their limbs on costly velvet and Arabian carpets.
sketches
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
stone-floor
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From this reading Stuffs, garments, tapestries, weapons hung over the backs of the chairs, or lay on chests, tables and the stone-floor.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
stretched
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From this reading The artist's six cats glided about among the easels, or stretched their limbs on costly velvet and Arabian carpets.
studio
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From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
Stuffs
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From this reading Stuffs, garments, tapestries, weapons hung over the backs of the chairs, or lay on chests, tables and the stone-floor.
tables
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
tapestries
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From this reading Stuffs, garments, tapestries, weapons hung over the backs of the chairs, or lay on chests, tables and the stone-floor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The artist's six cats glided about among the easels, or stretched their limbs on costly velvet and Arabian carpets.
tied
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
Ulrich
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From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
velvet
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From this reading The artist's six cats glided about among the easels, or stretched their limbs on costly velvet and Arabian carpets.
weapons
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From this reading Stuffs, garments, tapestries, weapons hung over the backs of the chairs, or lay on chests, tables and the stone-floor.
windows
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
Withered
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From this reading Withered laurel-wreaths, tied with long ribbons, fluttered over the mantel-piece; one had fallen, dropped over the bald head of Julius Caesar, and rested on the breast.
wooden
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From this reading Long cartoons, containing sketches of figures, large paintings, just commenced or half-finished, leaned against the easels; mannikins, movable wooden horse's heads, and plaster-models stood on the floor, the tables, and in the windows.
youth
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From this reading Towards noon Coello called Ulrich into Moor's former studio; the youth could not fail to observe its altered appearance.
