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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 Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
adorn
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From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
beauty
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From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
benches
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From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
box
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
bureau
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
came
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From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
case
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
Chippendale
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
châteaux
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From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
cigarette
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
country
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From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
crossed
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
deodoras
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
door
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From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
down
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
Duke
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From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
edge
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From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
eyes
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From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
faint
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From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
flight
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
French
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From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
gardens
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From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
hall
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
heart
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
held
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
lawn
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
led
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
ledge
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
lighted
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
lips
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From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
lower
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
many
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From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
middle
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From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
moment
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From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
morocco
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
moss-covered
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From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
musing
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From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
narrow
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
old
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From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
out
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
path
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
paused
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From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
pendant
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
playing
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From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
round
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From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
saw
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From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
shrubbery
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
slowly
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
smile
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From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
Sonia
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From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
staring
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From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
steps
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
stone
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From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
stretch
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From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
tall
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
terrace
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From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
Then
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
thoughtfully
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From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
turned
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From this reading Then he turned to the right, went down a flight of steps to the lower terrace, crossed the lawn, and took a narrow path which led into the heart of a shrubbery of tall deodoras.
weather-stained
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From this reading In the middle of it he came to one of those old stone benches, moss-covered and weather-stained, which adorn the gardens of so many French châteaux.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He crossed the hall to the Chippendale bureau, took a cigarette from a box which stood on the ledge of it, beside the morocco case which held the pendant, lighted it, and went slowly out on to the terrace.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The Duke stood for a while staring thoughtfully at the door through which Sonia had passed, a faint smile playing round his lips.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He crossed it slowly, paused for a moment on the edge of it, and looked across the stretch of country with musing eyes, which saw nothing of its beauty.
