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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 He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
almost
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From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
always
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
any
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
back
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From this reading When Herbert Fitzgerald got back to Castle Richmond it was nearly dark.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
bell
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
bright
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
burning
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
Castle
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From this reading When Herbert Fitzgerald got back to Castle Richmond it was nearly dark.
chair
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
close
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
COMFORTED
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From this reading COMFORTED.
curtains
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From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
dark
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From this reading When Herbert Fitzgerald got back to Castle Richmond it was nearly dark.
deep
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From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
dining-room
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
door
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
family
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
feet
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
fender
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
fire
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
fire-place
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
Fitzgerald
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From this reading When Herbert Fitzgerald got back to Castle Richmond it was nearly dark.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
got
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From this reading When Herbert Fitzgerald got back to Castle Richmond it was nearly dark.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
hall
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
hearth
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
Herbert
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From this reading When Herbert Fitzgerald got back to Castle Richmond it was nearly dark.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
hour
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From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Herbert Fitzgerald got back to Castle Richmond it was nearly dark.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
knew
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From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
large
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
leathern
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
near
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
nearly
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From this reading When Herbert Fitzgerald got back to Castle Richmond it was nearly dark.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
once
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
opened
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
paper
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From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
putting
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
rate
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
red
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From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
remain
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From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
Richmond
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From this reading When Herbert Fitzgerald got back to Castle Richmond it was nearly dark.
ringing
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
room
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From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
ruby-embossed
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From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
There
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
threw
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Herbert Fitzgerald got back to Castle Richmond it was nearly dark.
unnoticed
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From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
unseen
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From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
up
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
walking
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From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
warm
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Herbert Fitzgerald got back to Castle Richmond it was nearly dark.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
wet
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From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Herbert Fitzgerald got back to Castle Richmond it was nearly dark.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room, with its deep red curtains and ruby-embossed paper, was almost dark, and he knew that he might remain there unseen and unnoticed for the next half hour.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He opened the hall door without ringing the bell, and walking at once into the dining-room, threw himself into a large leathern chair which always stood near the fire-place.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was a bright fire burning on the hearth, and he drew himself close to it, putting his wet feet up on to the fender, thinking that he would at any rate warm himself before he went in among any of the family.
