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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 One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
album
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
bed
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From this reading Pictures in frames which had been ill-placed in the parlor now hung by his bed and over the mantelpiece.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pictures in frames which had been ill-placed in the parlor now hung by his bed and over the mantelpiece.
Bible
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pictures in frames which had been ill-placed in the parlor now hung by his bed and over the mantelpiece.
change
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From this reading He had no sooner entered the room than he noticed that it had undergone a change.
clear
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
containing
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
curtains
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From this reading Some one had taken the white lace curtains from his wife's room and put them up over his windows.
days
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
eating
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
entered
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From this reading He had no sooner entered the room than he noticed that it had undergone a change.
evening
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
family
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
floor
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
frames
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From this reading Pictures in frames which had been ill-placed in the parlor now hung by his bed and over the mantelpiece.
fresh
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some one had taken the white lace curtains from his wife's room and put them up over his windows.
get
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no sooner entered the room than he noticed that it had undergone a change.
hall
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
Henley
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
Henley's
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
holding
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
house
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
hung
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From this reading Pictures in frames which had been ill-placed in the parlor now hung by his bed and over the mantelpiece.
ill-placed
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From this reading Pictures in frames which had been ill-placed in the parlor now hung by his bed and over the mantelpiece.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pictures in frames which had been ill-placed in the parlor now hung by his bed and over the mantelpiece.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
kitchen
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
lace
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From this reading Some one had taken the white lace curtains from his wife's room and put them up over his windows.
later
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
lonely
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
mantelpiece
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From this reading Pictures in frames which had been ill-placed in the parlor now hung by his bed and over the mantelpiece.
meal
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
Mrs
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
neat-colored
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no sooner entered the room than he noticed that it had undergone a change.
noticed
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From this reading He had no sooner entered the room than he noticed that it had undergone a change.
now
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From this reading Pictures in frames which had been ill-placed in the parlor now hung by his bed and over the mantelpiece.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
ornamented
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
other
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Some one had taken the white lace curtains from his wife's room and put them up over his windows.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Pictures in frames which had been ill-placed in the parlor now hung by his bed and over the mantelpiece.
photographs
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
Pictures
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From this reading Pictures in frames which had been ill-placed in the parlor now hung by his bed and over the mantelpiece.
pipe
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
prepared
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
put
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From this reading Some one had taken the white lace curtains from his wife's room and put them up over his windows.
return
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
room
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
roses
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
rug
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
simple
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
smoke
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
Some
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From this reading Some one had taken the white lace curtains from his wife's room and put them up over his windows.
sooner
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From this reading He had no sooner entered the room than he noticed that it had undergone a change.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
table
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
taken
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From this reading Some one had taken the white lace curtains from his wife's room and put them up over his windows.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had no sooner entered the room than he noticed that it had undergone a change.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had no sooner entered the room than he noticed that it had undergone a change.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some one had taken the white lace curtains from his wife's room and put them up over his windows.
three
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
undergone
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From this reading He had no sooner entered the room than he noticed that it had undergone a change.
up
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From this reading Some one had taken the white lace curtains from his wife's room and put them up over his windows.
vase
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From this reading A neat-colored rug from Mrs. Henley's room ornamented the floor, and on it stood a table from the hall, holding the family Bible, an album of photographs, some other books from the parlor, and a vase containing fresh roses.
warm
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From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One clear, warm evening three days later, on his return to his lonely house, Henley went into the kitchen and prepared his simple meal, and, after eating it, he went to his room to get his pipe and tobacco for a smoke.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pictures in frames which had been ill-placed in the parlor now hung by his bed and over the mantelpiece.
white
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From this reading Some one had taken the white lace curtains from his wife's room and put them up over his windows.
wife's
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From this reading Some one had taken the white lace curtains from his wife's room and put them up over his windows.
windows
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From this reading Some one had taken the white lace curtains from his wife's room and put them up over his windows.
