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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
apartment
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From this reading In the whole apartment there were just two bedrooms with fireplaces.
arrived
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From this reading 'Oh! my dear, you never saw such a place as it was when we arrived in March'--said Miss Manisty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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back
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From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
balls
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From this reading 'It was the billiard-room--a ridiculous table--and ridiculous balls--and a tiled floor without a scrap of carpet--and the _cold_!
bedrooms
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From this reading In the whole apartment there were just two bedrooms with fireplaces.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
billiard-room
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book-room
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carpet
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cold
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dear
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dining-room
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From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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fireplaces
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floor
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Foster
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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impression
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Oh! my dear, you never saw such a place as it was when we arrived in March'--said Miss Manisty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
just
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ladies
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large
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lay
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library
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Lucy
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Manisty
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March
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Miss
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more
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From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Oh! my dear, you never saw such a place as it was when we arrived in March'--said Miss Manisty.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Oh! my dear, you never saw such a place as it was when we arrived in March'--said Miss Manisty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'It was the billiard-room--a ridiculous table--and ridiculous balls--and a tiled floor without a scrap of carpet--and the _cold_!
Oh
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From this reading 'Oh! my dear, you never saw such a place as it was when we arrived in March'--said Miss Manisty.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
once
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From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
piteously
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place
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received
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ridiculous
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round
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said
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salon
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saw
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scrap
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seeking
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'Oh! my dear, you never saw such a place as it was when we arrived in March'--said Miss Manisty.
table
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From this reading 'It was the billiard-room--a ridiculous table--and ridiculous balls--and a tiled floor without a scrap of carpet--and the _cold_!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
there
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From this reading In the whole apartment there were just two bedrooms with fireplaces.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Lucy Foster looked round it, a little piteously, as though she were seeking for something to undo the impression--the disappointment--she had just received.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
tiled
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From this reading 'It was the billiard-room--a ridiculous table--and ridiculous balls--and a tiled floor without a scrap of carpet--and the _cold_!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
two
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From this reading In the whole apartment there were just two bedrooms with fireplaces.
undo
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Oh! my dear, you never saw such a place as it was when we arrived in March'--said Miss Manisty.
way
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From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Oh! my dear, you never saw such a place as it was when we arrived in March'--said Miss Manisty.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lucy Foster looked round it, a little piteously, as though she were seeking for something to undo the impression--the disappointment--she had just received.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'Oh! my dear, you never saw such a place as it was when we arrived in March'--said Miss Manisty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the way back to the salon the ladies passed once more through the large book-room or library which lay between it and the dining-room.
whole
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From this reading In the whole apartment there were just two bedrooms with fireplaces.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the whole apartment there were just two bedrooms with fireplaces.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 'It was the billiard-room--a ridiculous table--and ridiculous balls--and a tiled floor without a scrap of carpet--and the _cold_!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Oh! my dear, you never saw such a place as it was when we arrived in March'--said Miss Manisty.
