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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 A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
all
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From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading These trees were trimmed in a peculiar manner and were often commented upon by passers along the road beyond.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
attracted
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
bed
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading These trees were trimmed in a peculiar manner and were often commented upon by passers along the road beyond.
big
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From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
chamber
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
closed
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
commented
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From this reading These trees were trimmed in a peculiar manner and were often commented upon by passers along the road beyond.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
door
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
emptiness
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
empty
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From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
ENDING
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From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
fact
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
frequently
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
furnishings
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
larger
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From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
manner
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From this reading These trees were trimmed in a peculiar manner and were often commented upon by passers along the road beyond.
MARVELOUS
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From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
netting
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From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
now
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From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
office
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From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
often
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From this reading These trees were trimmed in a peculiar manner and were often commented upon by passers along the road beyond.
Oliver
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From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
once
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From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
only
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
opened
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From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
passers
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From this reading These trees were trimmed in a peculiar manner and were often commented upon by passers along the road beyond.
peculiar
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From this reading These trees were trimmed in a peculiar manner and were often commented upon by passers along the road beyond.
peered
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From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
private
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From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
repelled
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
rise
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
road
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From this reading These trees were trimmed in a peculiar manner and were often commented upon by passers along the road beyond.
room
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From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
rose
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
row
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From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
Sands
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From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
screened
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From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
shut
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From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
simple
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
small
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
spruce
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From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
TALE
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From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
tenanted
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From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It opened from another larger room that had once been tenanted but was now empty.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These trees were trimmed in a peculiar manner and were often commented upon by passers along the road beyond.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
trees
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From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
trimmed
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From this reading These trees were trimmed in a peculiar manner and were often commented upon by passers along the road beyond.
up
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From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading These trees were trimmed in a peculiar manner and were often commented upon by passers along the road beyond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A MARVELOUS TALE AND ITS ENDING Oliver Sands was shut up in his private office.
well
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From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
windows
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From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
wire
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From this reading Each time he did this he peered all about the big room, whose windows were screened by wire netting as well as by a row of spruce trees.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
witnessed
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From this reading The emptiness of the great chamber, with its small bed and simple furnishings, both attracted and repelled him, as was witnessed by the fact that he frequently rose and closed the door, only to rise again directly and open it again.
