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34
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was furnished in the most luxurious fashion, but with a taste which nowadays infrequently accompanies luxury.
accompanies
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From this reading It was furnished in the most luxurious fashion, but with a taste which nowadays infrequently accompanies luxury.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
almost
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From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The smoking-room was on the first floor; and the Duke’s bedroom opened into it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
B
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
bedroom
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From this reading The smoking-room was on the first floor; and the Duke’s bedroom opened into it.
better
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From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
boudoir
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From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
bright
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From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
chairs
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From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
Charmerace
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
charming
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
cold
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
colour
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From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
comfort
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From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
comfortable
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From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
couch
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From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
dimly
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
Duke
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
Duke's
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From this reading The smoking-room was on the first floor; and the Duke’s bedroom opened into it.
early
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
excellent
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From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
fashion
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From this reading It was furnished in the most luxurious fashion, but with a taste which nowadays infrequently accompanies luxury.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The smoking-room was on the first floor; and the Duke’s bedroom opened into it.
floor
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From this reading The smoking-room was on the first floor; and the Duke’s bedroom opened into it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
furnished
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From this reading It was furnished in the most luxurious fashion, but with a taste which nowadays infrequently accompanies luxury.
greyish-blue
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From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
house
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
illumined
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
infrequently
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From this reading It was furnished in the most luxurious fashion, but with a taste which nowadays infrequently accompanies luxury.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The smoking-room was on the first floor; and the Duke’s bedroom opened into it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
large
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
light
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
lines
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From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
luxurious
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From this reading It was furnished in the most luxurious fashion, but with a taste which nowadays infrequently accompanies luxury.
luxury
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From this reading It was furnished in the most luxurious fashion, but with a taste which nowadays infrequently accompanies luxury.
man's
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From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
matter
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From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
most
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From this reading It was furnished in the most luxurious fashion, but with a taste which nowadays infrequently accompanies luxury.
nowadays
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From this reading It was furnished in the most luxurious fashion, but with a taste which nowadays infrequently accompanies luxury.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The smoking-room was on the first floor; and the Duke’s bedroom opened into it.
opened
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From this reading The smoking-room was on the first floor; and the Duke’s bedroom opened into it.
room
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From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
scheme
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From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
September
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
smoking-room
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
stole
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
Street
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
suited
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From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It was furnished in the most luxurious fashion, but with a taste which nowadays infrequently accompanies luxury.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
too
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From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
two
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
University
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
wall
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From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The smoking-room was on the first floor; and the Duke’s bedroom opened into it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was furnished in the most luxurious fashion, but with a taste which nowadays infrequently accompanies luxury.
windows
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From this reading The cold light of the early September morning illumined but dimly the charming smoking-room of the Duke of Charmerace in his house at 34 B, University Street, though it stole in through two large windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was furnished in the most luxurious fashion, but with a taste which nowadays infrequently accompanies luxury.
word
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From this reading The chairs were of the most comfortable, but their lines were excellent; the couch against the wall, between the two windows, was the last word in the matter of comfort.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The colour scheme, of a light greyish-blue, was almost too bright for a man’s room; it would have better suited a boudoir.
