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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 In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
appurtenances
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
arm
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
aspect
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT EAGLES' NEST.
autumn
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From this reading It was autumn weather now, and Edina had come on a short visit to Eagles' Nest.
bent
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had wished to put off the visit until the following spring, but had yielded to persuasion.
carpet
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
chair
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
chamber
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was autumn weather now, and Edina had come on a short visit to Eagles' Nest.
costly
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
EAGLES
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From this reading AT EAGLES' NEST.
Edina
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
elbow
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
eyes
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
face
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
following
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From this reading She had wished to put off the visit until the following spring, but had yielded to persuasion.
fragile
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
general
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was autumn weather now, and Edina had come on a short visit to Eagles' Nest.
hand
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
hangings
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was autumn weather now, and Edina had come on a short visit to Eagles' Nest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
luxurious
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
moss
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
NEST
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From this reading AT EAGLES' NEST.
now
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From this reading It was autumn weather now, and Edina had come on a short visit to Eagles' Nest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
off
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From this reading She had wished to put off the visit until the following spring, but had yielded to persuasion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
ornaments
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
persuasion
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From this reading She had wished to put off the visit until the following spring, but had yielded to persuasion.
put
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From this reading She had wished to put off the visit until the following spring, but had yielded to persuasion.
Raynor
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
rested
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
rich
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
room
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
sat
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had wished to put off the visit until the following spring, but had yielded to persuasion.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It was autumn weather now, and Edina had come on a short visit to Eagles' Nest.
silk
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
soft
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
spring
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From this reading She had wished to put off the visit until the following spring, but had yielded to persuasion.
taking
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
thoughtful
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From this reading Her elbow rested on the arm of the chair, her thoughtful face was bent on her hand, her eyes were taking in the general aspect of the room and its costly appurtenances.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
toilette
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
tread
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From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had wished to put off the visit until the following spring, but had yielded to persuasion.
visit
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From this reading It was autumn weather now, and Edina had come on a short visit to Eagles' Nest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
weather
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From this reading It was autumn weather now, and Edina had come on a short visit to Eagles' Nest.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In a luxurious chamber at Eagles' Nest, where the carpet was soft as moss to the tread, and the hangings were of silk, and the toilette ornaments were rich and fragile, sat Edina Raynor.
wished
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From this reading She had wished to put off the visit until the following spring, but had yielded to persuasion.
yielded
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From this reading She had wished to put off the visit until the following spring, but had yielded to persuasion.
