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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 _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
adjusted
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From this reading Only one more remained to be adjusted.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
all
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
Arthur
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
attention
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
B
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
beard
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
candle
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
concerts
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
contemporary
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
cut
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
dark
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
day
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
died
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
dropped
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From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
dusk
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
early
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
Edited
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
Edward
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
Elizabethan
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
end
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
eyes
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
face
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
fell
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
fingers
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From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
firmly
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
forehead
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
four
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
G
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
gave
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
growth
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
habitual
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
hair
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
hand
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
Hawke
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
hung
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
impatiently
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
Innes
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
instrument
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From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
Iron-grey
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
jacks
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
keys
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From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
light
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
lit
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
locks
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
M
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
more
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From this reading Only one more remained to be adjusted.
movement
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
Mr
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
music
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
night
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
nose
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
noticed
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
o'clock
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only one more remained to be adjusted.
Only
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From this reading Only one more remained to be adjusted.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
overtaken
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
picked
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From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
place
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From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
placed
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
quill
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From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
ran
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From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
rapidly
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From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Only one more remained to be adjusted.
repaired
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
room
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
shadows
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
shining
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
small
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
sought
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
Symons
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
sympathy
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
thick
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
touched
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From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
tuned
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From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
twisted
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
Two
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
up
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From this reading He picked it up, touched the quill and dropped it into its place, rapidly tuned the instrument, and ran his fingers over the keys.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
virginal
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
W
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
weak
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
white
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From this reading Iron-grey hair hung in thick locks over his forehead, and, shining through their shadows, his eyes drew attention from the rest of his face, so that none noticed at first the small and firmly cut nose, nor the scanty growth of beard twisted to a point by a movement habitual to the weak, white hand.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
winter
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
worked
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From this reading An Elizabethan virginal had come to him to be repaired, and he had worked all the afternoon, and when overtaken by the dusk, he had impatiently sought a candle end, lit it, and placed it so that its light fell upon the jacks....
writers
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
Yeats
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From this reading _Edited by Edward G. Hawke, M.A._ _To Arthur Symons and W.B. Yeats Two contemporary writers with whom I am in sympathy_ The thin winter day had died early, and at four o'clock it was dark night in the long room in which Mr. Innes gave his concerts of early music.
