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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 kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
annihilating
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
apartment
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From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
assisted
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
attempted
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
centre
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
click
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
collection
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
continually
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
cook
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
daylight
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
domestics
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
edible
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
eye
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
family
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
far
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From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
figures
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
fire
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
flames
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
flap
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
flicker
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
floor
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
floury
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
food
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
form
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
further
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
gathered
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
green
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
greeted
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
groups
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
herbs
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
House
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From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
imitation
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
just
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
kitchen
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From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
Knapwater
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From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
light
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
like
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
looking
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
maids
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
manipulated
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
metallic
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
Minute
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
movements
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
nearly
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
nervously-feeble
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
nostrils
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
opposite
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
planetary
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
pleasantest
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From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
plump
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
polished
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
prevailed
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
rays
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
recurrent
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
rows
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
satellites
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
scullery
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
shines
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
slippers
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
smoke-jack
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
sounds
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
stone
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
style
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
sun
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
supported
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
system
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
threw
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
touches
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
true
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
utensils
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
vast
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
walls
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
warm
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The kitchen was by far the pleasantest apartment in Knapwater House on such a morning as this.
weak
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From this reading A nervously-feeble imitation of its flicker was continually attempted by a family of polished metallic utensils standing in rows and groups against the walls opposite, the whole collection of shines nearly annihilating the weak daylight from outside.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
wheelingnounUS /ˈwheeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
white-aproned
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
whole
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From this reading The vast fire was the centre of the whole system, like a sun, and threw its warm rays upon the figures of the domestics, wheeling about it in true planetary style.
wholesome
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From this reading A step further in, and the nostrils were greeted by the scent of green herbs just gathered, and the eye by the plump form of the cook, wholesome, white-aproned, and floury--looking as edible as the food she manipulated--her movements being supported and assisted by her satellites, the kitchen and scullery maids.
women's
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From this reading Minute recurrent sounds prevailed--the click of the smoke-jack, the flap of the flames, and the light touches of the women’s slippers upon the stone floor.
