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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 Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
air
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
almost
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From this reading As Mr. Dinneford stood at the door of this room and inhaled its fetid air, he grew sick, almost faint.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
baby
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From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
back
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From this reading Stepping back, with a shocked and disgusted look on his face, he said to the policeman, “There must be a mistake.
bare
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
bed
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The room in which it had been seen by Mr. Paulding was vacant.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
box
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
corner
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
court
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From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
Dinneford
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From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
dirty
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
disgusted
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From this reading Stepping back, with a shocked and disgusted look on his face, he said to the policeman, “There must be a mistake.
door
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From this reading As Mr. Dinneford stood at the door of this room and inhaled its fetid air, he grew sick, almost faint.
exhaled
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
face
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From this reading Stepping back, with a shocked and disgusted look on his face, he said to the policeman, “There must be a mistake.
faint
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From this reading As Mr. Dinneford stood at the door of this room and inhaled its fetid air, he grew sick, almost faint.
fetid
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From this reading As Mr. Dinneford stood at the door of this room and inhaled its fetid air, he grew sick, almost faint.
filth-covered
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
floor
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
foulness
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
furniture
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
glass
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
grew
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From this reading As Mr. Dinneford stood at the door of this room and inhaled its fetid air, he grew sick, almost faint.
Grubb's
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From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The room in which it had been seen by Mr. Paulding was vacant.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Mr. Dinneford stood at the door of this room and inhaled its fetid air, he grew sick, almost faint.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room in which it had been seen by Mr. Paulding was vacant.
inhaled
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From this reading As Mr. Dinneford stood at the door of this room and inhaled its fetid air, he grew sick, almost faint.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The room in which it had been seen by Mr. Paulding was vacant.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As Mr. Dinneford stood at the door of this room and inhaled its fetid air, he grew sick, almost faint.
loaded
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stepping back, with a shocked and disgusted look on his face, he said to the policeman, “There must be a mistake.
low
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
lying
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
mayor
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From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
mistake
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From this reading Stepping back, with a shocked and disgusted look on his face, he said to the policeman, “There must be a mistake.
Mr
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From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Stepping back, with a shocked and disgusted look on his face, he said to the policeman, “There must be a mistake.
narrow
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
old
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stepping back, with a shocked and disgusted look on his face, he said to the policeman, “There must be a mistake.
only
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
panes
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
Paulding
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From this reading The room in which it had been seen by Mr. Paulding was vacant.
policeman
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From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
room
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From this reading The room in which it had been seen by Mr. Paulding was vacant.
rough
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
said
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From this reading Stepping back, with a shocked and disgusted look on his face, he said to the policeman, “There must be a mistake.
scarcely
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
seen
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From this reading The room in which it had been seen by Mr. Paulding was vacant.
sent
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From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
shocked
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From this reading Stepping back, with a shocked and disgusted look on his face, he said to the policeman, “There must be a mistake.
sick
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From this reading As Mr. Dinneford stood at the door of this room and inhaled its fetid air, he grew sick, almost faint.
single
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
solicitation
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From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
Stepping
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From this reading Stepping back, with a shocked and disgusted look on his face, he said to the policeman, “There must be a mistake.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Mr. Dinneford stood at the door of this room and inhaled its fetid air, he grew sick, almost faint.
straw
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
There
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From this reading Stepping back, with a shocked and disgusted look on his face, he said to the policeman, “There must be a mistake.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As Mr. Dinneford stood at the door of this room and inhaled its fetid air, he grew sick, almost faint.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
two
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
vacant
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From this reading The room in which it had been seen by Mr. Paulding was vacant.
visited
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From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
walls
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _WHEN_ Mr. Dinneford and the policeman sent by the mayor at his solicitation visited Grubb's court, the baby was not to be found.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The room in which it had been seen by Mr. Paulding was vacant.
whole
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
window
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From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Such a room as it was!--low and narrow, with bare, blackened walls, the single window having scarcely two whole panes of glass, the air loaded with the foulness that exhaled from the filth-covered floor, the only furniture a rough box and a dirty old straw bed lying in a corner.
