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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 room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
afterwards
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From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
apologetic
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From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
appeared
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From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
astonishment
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From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
body-servant
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From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
breath
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From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
candle
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
coal-box
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From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
coals
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
cold
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
concluded
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From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
confusion
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From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
Darkness
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From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
dropping
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
Durrus
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From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
engaged
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
establishment
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From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
everywhere
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From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
feet
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From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
fire
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
gathered
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From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
girl
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
grease
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
Groping
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From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
hearthrug
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
held
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From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
imported
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From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
IMPRESSIONS
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From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
improbable
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From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
incongruities
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From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
Like
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From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
loud
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From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
made
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
murmurs
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From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
occupied
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
official
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From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
once
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
position
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From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
privately
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From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
reflected
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From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
room
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
satellite
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From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
seeing
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From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
semi-articulate
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From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
slave
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From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
some
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From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
space
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From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
species
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From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
sprang
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From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
stair
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From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
surprise
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
under-housemaid
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From this reading I concluded that, improbable as it appeared, this was the under-housemaid, and reflected with some astonishment on the incongruities of the Durrus establishment.
under-housemaid's
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From this reading However, I afterwards found she held no official position, but was a satellite of the under-housemaid’s, privately imported by her as a species of body-servant or slave.
untidy
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From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
up
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From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
waters
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From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The room was cold, and I at once made for the fire, and, to my surprise, found the hearthrug occupied by an untidy little girl, who was engaged in dropping grease from a candle over the coals to make them burn.
windy
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From this reading IMPRESSIONS “Groping in the windy stair, Darkness and the breath of space Like loud waters everywhere.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On seeing me she sprang to her feet, and, with semi-articulate apologetic murmurs, she gathered up a coal-box and retired in confusion.
