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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 four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
amphitheatre
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From this reading It was the day following the scene in the amphitheatre.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
Back
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
Cain's
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
chairs
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From this reading There were divans and low chairs.
chucklings
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
colorings
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From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
day
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From this reading It was the day following the scene in the amphitheatre.
divans
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From this reading There were divans and low chairs.
escorted
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From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
expounded
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
fibre
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From this reading The floor was strewn with rich rugs woven of some vegetable fibre.
floor
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From this reading The floor was strewn with rich rugs woven of some vegetable fibre.
flooring
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From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
following
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From this reading It was the day following the scene in the amphitheatre.
four
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From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
fretted
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From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
gruntings
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
hall
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From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the day following the scene in the amphitheatre.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
Island
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day following the scene in the amphitheatre.
Jim
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
listening
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
Long
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
low
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From this reading There were divans and low chairs.
Lucille
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
old
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
Parrish
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
rich
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From this reading The floor was strewn with rich rugs woven of some vegetable fibre.
rugs
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From this reading The floor was strewn with rich rugs woven of some vegetable fibre.
scene
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From this reading It was the day following the scene in the amphitheatre.
seated
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
situation
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From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
some
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From this reading The floor was strewn with rich rugs woven of some vegetable fibre.
stone
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From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
strewn
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From this reading The floor was strewn with rich rugs woven of some vegetable fibre.
sumptuous
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From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
There
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From this reading There were divans and low chairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
tongue
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From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
vegetable
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From this reading The floor was strewn with rich rugs woven of some vegetable fibre.
walls
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From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Back to Long Island_ Jim, seated beside Lucille, was listening to Cain's gruntings and chucklings as he expounded the situation to old Parrish.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were divans and low chairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The four had been escorted back along the tongue of flooring into a hall with walls of fretted stone and sumptuous colorings.
woven
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From this reading The floor was strewn with rich rugs woven of some vegetable fibre.
