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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 NIGHT INVASION OF EAST LYNNE.
all
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
altogether
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In one of the comfortable sitting-rooms of East Lynne sat Mr. Carlyle and his sister, one inclement January night.
arrangement
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
atmosphere
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
blazing
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
Carlyle
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From this reading In one of the comfortable sitting-rooms of East Lynne sat Mr. Carlyle and his sister, one inclement January night.
carpet
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
chandelier
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
comfortable
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From this reading In one of the comfortable sitting-rooms of East Lynne sat Mr. Carlyle and his sister, one inclement January night.
contrast
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From this reading The contrast within and without was great.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
crown
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
dense
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
deserved
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
EAST
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From this reading A NIGHT INVASION OF EAST LYNNE.
exceedingly
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
falling
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
fell
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
fire
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
flakes
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
flickered
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
furniture
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The contrast within and without was great.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
heavy
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In one of the comfortable sitting-rooms of East Lynne sat Mr. Carlyle and his sister, one inclement January night.
home
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In one of the comfortable sitting-rooms of East Lynne sat Mr. Carlyle and his sister, one inclement January night.
inclement
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From this reading In one of the comfortable sitting-rooms of East Lynne sat Mr. Carlyle and his sister, one inclement January night.
INVASION
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From this reading A NIGHT INVASION OF EAST LYNNE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
January
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From this reading In one of the comfortable sitting-rooms of East Lynne sat Mr. Carlyle and his sister, one inclement January night.
large
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
light
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
luxury
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
LYNNE
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From this reading A NIGHT INVASION OF EAST LYNNE.
man
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
Mr
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From this reading In one of the comfortable sitting-rooms of East Lynne sat Mr. Carlyle and his sister, one inclement January night.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
nearly
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
NIGHT
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From this reading A NIGHT INVASION OF EAST LYNNE.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
obscure
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A NIGHT INVASION OF EAST LYNNE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In one of the comfortable sitting-rooms of East Lynne sat Mr. Carlyle and his sister, one inclement January night.
peace
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
picture
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
piece
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
presented
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
rendering
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
room
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
sat
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From this reading In one of the comfortable sitting-rooms of East Lynne sat Mr. Carlyle and his sister, one inclement January night.
see
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
sister
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From this reading In one of the comfortable sitting-rooms of East Lynne sat Mr. Carlyle and his sister, one inclement January night.
sitting-rooms
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From this reading In one of the comfortable sitting-rooms of East Lynne sat Mr. Carlyle and his sister, one inclement January night.
snow
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In one of the comfortable sitting-rooms of East Lynne sat Mr. Carlyle and his sister, one inclement January night.
thickly
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
warm
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From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The contrast within and without was great.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The warm, blazing fire, the handsome carpet on which it flickered, the exceedingly comfortable arrangement of the furniture, of the room altogether, and the light of the chandelier, which fell on all, presented a picture of home peace, though it may not have deserved the name of luxury.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The contrast within and without was great.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The contrast within and without was great.
yard
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From this reading Without, heavy flakes of snow were falling thickly, flakes as large and nearly as heavy as a crown piece, rendering the atmosphere so dense and obscure that a man could not see a yard before him.
