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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 At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
always
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From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
Avenue
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
bindings
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From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
blends
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From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The day was sunny and warm, but a clear fire equalised the temperature of the room.
clear
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From this reading The day was sunny and warm, but a clear fire equalised the temperature of the room.
day
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From this reading The day was sunny and warm, but a clear fire equalised the temperature of the room.
delightful
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From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
desire
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
door
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
eleven
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
equalised
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From this reading The day was sunny and warm, but a clear fire equalised the temperature of the room.
expressed
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
fire
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From this reading The day was sunny and warm, but a clear fire equalised the temperature of the room.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Richard’s first visit to this house.
furnished
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From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
home
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From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
house
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
John's
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
large
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From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
lawn
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From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
looking
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From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
luxuriously
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From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
most
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From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
Mr
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
o'clock
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
odour
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From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
presented
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
received
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From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
rich
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From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
Richard
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
Richard's
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From this reading It was Richard’s first visit to this house.
Road
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
room
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From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
see
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
spacious
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From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
St
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
study
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From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
sunny
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From this reading The day was sunny and warm, but a clear fire equalised the temperature of the room.
temperature
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From this reading The day was sunny and warm, but a clear fire equalised the temperature of the room.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
There
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From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was Richard’s first visit to this house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
visit
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From this reading It was Richard’s first visit to this house.
visitor
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From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
warm
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From this reading The day was sunny and warm, but a clear fire equalised the temperature of the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
Westlake
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was an odour of good tobacco, always most delightful when it blends with the scent of rich bindings.
window
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From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That gentleman was at home; he received the visitor in his study--a spacious room luxuriously furnished, with a large window looking upon a lawn.
Wood
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From this reading At eleven o’clock the next morning Richard presented himself at the door of a house in Avenue Road, St. John’s Wood, and expressed a desire to see Mr. Westlake.
