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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 SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
admit
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From this reading In the daytime one of these at least would have been thrown open to admit air and light.
air
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From this reading In the daytime one of these at least would have been thrown open to admit air and light.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
ancestral
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From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
Aquilas
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From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
arrow
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
Baron
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From this reading In this room Felix, the eldest of the three sons of the Baron, was sleeping.
beams
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the daytime one of these at least would have been thrown open to admit air and light.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
bright
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From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
brilliant
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
closed
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
cross
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
daytime
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From this reading In the daytime one of these at least would have been thrown open to admit air and light.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
east
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From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
eldest
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From this reading In this room Felix, the eldest of the three sons of the Baron, was sleeping.
enough
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
face
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From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
FELIX
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From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
five
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From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
glass
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the daytime one of these at least would have been thrown open to admit air and light.
head
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
home
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From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
hung
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this room Felix, the eldest of the three sons of the Baron, was sleeping.
inches
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
ivory
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the daytime one of these at least would have been thrown open to admit air and light.
light
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
lit
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
midst
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
more
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
o'clock
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From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
oaken
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the daytime one of these at least would have been thrown open to admit air and light.
only
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In the daytime one of these at least would have been thrown open to admit air and light.
opposite
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
panes
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
pouring
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From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
room
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From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
shutters
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
SIR
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From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
sleeping
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From this reading In this room Felix, the eldest of the three sons of the Baron, was sleeping.
sons
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From this reading In this room Felix, the eldest of the three sons of the Baron, was sleeping.
space
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
square
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
stroke
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
strong
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
sunlight
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From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
There
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In the daytime one of these at least would have been thrown open to admit air and light.
thick
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this room Felix, the eldest of the three sons of the Baron, was sleeping.
three
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From this reading In this room Felix, the eldest of the three sons of the Baron, was sleeping.
thrown
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From this reading In the daytime one of these at least would have been thrown open to admit air and light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
two
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
up
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
wall
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SIR FELIX On a bright May morning, the sunlight, at five o'clock, was pouring into a room which face the east at the ancestral home of the Aquilas.
whitewashed
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From this reading The beams passed over his head, and lit up a square space on the opposite whitewashed wall, where, in the midst of the brilliant light, hung an ivory cross.
window
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
withstand
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From this reading There were only two panes of glass in the window, each no more than two or three inches square, the rest of the window being closed by strong oaken shutters, thick enough to withstand the stroke of an arrow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the daytime one of these at least would have been thrown open to admit air and light.
