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absorbs
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From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
admire
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The breach between young Little and Mr. Raby was slowly widening.
architects
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From this reading The bedroom ceiling is too low; the Elizabethan architects knew nothing of ventilation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
bedroom
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From this reading The bedroom ceiling is too low; the Elizabethan architects knew nothing of ventilation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
bellowed
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The breach between young Little and Mr. Raby was slowly widening.
black
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From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
breach
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From this reading The breach between young Little and Mr. Raby was slowly widening.
carbon
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
ceiling
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From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
color
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
due
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
Elizabethan
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From this reading The bedroom ceiling is too low; the Elizabethan architects knew nothing of ventilation.
excess
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
exuvia
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
falls
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
features
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From this reading Little found objectionable features in the Hall.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little found objectionable features in the Hall.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
Hall
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From this reading Little found objectionable features in the Hall.
head
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
healthful
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From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
house
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little found objectionable features in the Hall.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
knew
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From this reading The bedroom ceiling is too low; the Elizabethan architects knew nothing of ventilation.
Leave
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
light
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From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The breach between young Little and Mr. Raby was slowly widening.
low
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From this reading The bedroom ceiling is too low; the Elizabethan architects knew nothing of ventilation.
Mr
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From this reading The breach between young Little and Mr. Raby was slowly widening.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The bedroom ceiling is too low; the Elizabethan architects knew nothing of ventilation.
oak
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From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
objectionable
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From this reading Little found objectionable features in the Hall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bedroom ceiling is too low; the Elizabethan architects knew nothing of ventilation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
panelling
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
plasternounUS /ˈplæstər/
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
pores
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
Raby
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From this reading The breach between young Little and Mr. Raby was slowly widening.
roof
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
sacrilegious
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
skin
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From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
slowly
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From this reading The breach between young Little and Mr. Raby was slowly widening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The breach between young Little and Mr. Raby was slowly widening.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
too
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From this reading The bedroom ceiling is too low; the Elizabethan architects knew nothing of ventilation.
ventilation
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From this reading The bedroom ceiling is too low; the Elizabethan architects knew nothing of ventilation.
wainscoating
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From this reading "This black oak ceiling and wainscoating is not as healthful as plaster; besides, it absorbs the light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The breach between young Little and Mr. Raby was slowly widening.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
widening
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From this reading The breach between young Little and Mr. Raby was slowly widening.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
young
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From this reading The breach between young Little and Mr. Raby was slowly widening.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The color of that oak panelling which you admire is due to an excess of carbon and the exuvia from the pores of your skin--" "Leave the house," bellowed Raby, "before the roof falls on your sacrilegious head!"
