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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 On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
apron
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From this reading Stout Mrs. Bell sat by the round table in her white apron and mob-cap, plying her knitting-needles.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
BELL
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From this reading WAITING FOR BELL.
Bell's
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
blue
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
bread-and-cheese
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From this reading On the table waited the supper of bread-and-cheese; and a candle stood ready for lighting.
bright
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
candle
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From this reading On the table waited the supper of bread-and-cheese; and a candle stood ready for lighting.
carpet
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
chat
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
check
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
closed
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
combined
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
Cornish
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
dishes
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
dresser
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
fender
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
fire
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
floor
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WAITING FOR BELL.
glasses
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
glow
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
hearth
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stout Mrs. Bell sat by the round table in her white apron and mob-cap, plying her knitting-needles.
high
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
hyacinth
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
kitchen
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
knitting-needles
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From this reading Stout Mrs. Bell sat by the round table in her white apron and mob-cap, plying her knitting-needles.
lighting
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
mob-cap
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From this reading Stout Mrs. Bell sat by the round table in her white apron and mob-cap, plying her knitting-needles.
Mrs
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
Nancy
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
neighbour
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
nose
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
now
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
other
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
outer
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
plates
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
playing
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
plying
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From this reading Stout Mrs. Bell sat by the round table in her white apron and mob-cap, plying her knitting-needles.
projecting
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
ready
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From this reading On the table waited the supper of bread-and-cheese; and a candle stood ready for lighting.
red-tiled
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
round
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From this reading Stout Mrs. Bell sat by the round table in her white apron and mob-cap, plying her knitting-needles.
sat
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From this reading Stout Mrs. Bell sat by the round table in her white apron and mob-cap, plying her knitting-needles.
shutters
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
side
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
sitting-room
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the table waited the supper of bread-and-cheese; and a candle stood ready for lighting.
Stout
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From this reading Stout Mrs. Bell sat by the round table in her white apron and mob-cap, plying her knitting-needles.
strip
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
supper
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From this reading On the table waited the supper of bread-and-cheese; and a candle stood ready for lighting.
table
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From this reading Stout Mrs. Bell sat by the round table in her white apron and mob-cap, plying her knitting-needles.
tall
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
teeth
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
threw
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
Tomson
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
up
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
waited
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From this reading On the table waited the supper of bread-and-cheese; and a candle stood ready for lighting.
WAITING
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From this reading WAITING FOR BELL.
white
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From this reading Stout Mrs. Bell sat by the round table in her white apron and mob-cap, plying her knitting-needles.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
window
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From this reading The fire threw its glow on Mrs. Bell's kitchen--kitchen and sitting-room combined--lighting up the strip of bright carpet before the fender and the red-tiled floor; playing on the plates and dishes on the dresser, and on the blue hyacinth glasses in the window, now closed in by the outer shutters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
woman
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From this reading On the other side the hearth sat a neighbour, one Nancy Tomson, a tall, thin Cornish woman in a check apron, with projecting teeth and a high nose, who had come in for a chat.
