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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 Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
Alan
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From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
allowed
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
almost
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From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
apologetic
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From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
art-square
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
away
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
bridegroom-to-be
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From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
bring
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
carried
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From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
cartridge
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
clergyman
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From this reading For the "study" was a place sacred to the privacy of each succeeding clergyman.
conscious
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From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
conversation
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From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
covered
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
distinctness
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
disturb
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
Dora
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
drooping
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From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
dust
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
ending
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From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
face
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From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
facing
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
fade
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
far
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
Farvel
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From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
figures
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
floor
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the "study" was a place sacred to the privacy of each succeeding clergyman.
frequently
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
further
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
grave
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From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
green
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
heavy
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
invited
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From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
less
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From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
like
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
man
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From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
men
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
Milo
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From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
more
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
noticeable
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From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
once
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
other
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
out
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
over-tall
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From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
paper
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
place
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From this reading For the "study" was a place sacred to the privacy of each succeeding clergyman.
poured
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
prenuptial
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From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
privacy
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From this reading For the "study" was a place sacred to the privacy of each succeeding clergyman.
quantities
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
Rectory
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
room
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
sacred
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From this reading For the "study" was a place sacred to the privacy of each succeeding clergyman.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
sought
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From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
south
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
stoop
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From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
stream
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
study
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
succeeding
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From this reading For the "study" was a place sacred to the privacy of each succeeding clergyman.
sun
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
table
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
twenty-eight
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From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
two
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
upper
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
Wallace
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From this reading Wallace Milo was twenty-eight, and over-tall, so that he carried himself with an almost apologetic drooping stoop, as if he were conscious of his length and sought to make it less noticeable.
walls
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
warm
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
week
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From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
wide
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The "study" was a south room, and into it the May sun poured like a warm stream, to fade further the green of the "cartridge" paper on the walls and the figures of the "art-square" that covered the floor, and to bring out with cruel distinctness the quantities of dust that Dora was allowed to disturb not more frequently than once a week.
work-table
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From this reading Not far away, in an upper room, two men were facing each other across a table--the wide, heavy work-table of the Rectory "study."
younger
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From this reading And here, face to face, Alan Farvel and the bridegroom-to-be were ending a long, grave conversation--a prenuptial conversation invited by the younger man.
