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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 gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
all
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
arms
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From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
beautifully
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
BREAKING
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From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS.
brightly
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
cane
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From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
carelessly
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From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
closely
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
corner
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From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
corners
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From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
CraftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
disk
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From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
doors
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
drawn
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
folded
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From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
full
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
gas
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From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
jet
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From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
latter's
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From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
law
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From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
Lawyer
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From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
light
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
mellow
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
moon
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
NEWS
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From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS.
objects
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
office
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From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
out
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
pencil
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From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
powerful
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From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
rear
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From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
reflector
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From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
rested
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
room
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From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
round
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From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
seated
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From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
shaded
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From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
Sharpman
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From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
shutting
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
Simon
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From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
sitting
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From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
table
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From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS.
threw
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From this reading The gas jet, shaded by a powerful reflector, threw a disk of light on the round table beneath it, but the corners of the room were in shadow.
together
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From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
toying
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From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Simon Craft and Lawyer Sharpman were sitting together in the rear room of the latter's law office.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
window-shades
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From this reading The window-shades were closely drawn, shutting out the mellow light of the full moon, which rested brightly and beautifully on all objects out of doors.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was in a shaded corner that Craft was sitting, resting his folded arms on his cane, while Sharpman, seated carelessly by the table, was toying with a pencil.
