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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 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
alter
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had been sitting for an hour and a half.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
arm
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
aspect
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From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
back
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
bare
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From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
big
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From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
cloak
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From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
convenience
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From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
de
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From this reading Madame de Pastourelles gave a little shiver.
dress
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From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
easel
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
feet
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From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
Fenwick
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
fire
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From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
fold
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
folds
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From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had been sitting for an hour and a half.
frown
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
frozen
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From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
fur
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From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
gave
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From this reading Madame de Pastourelles gave a little shiver.
gazing
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been sitting for an hour and a half.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
hard
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
hour
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From this reading She had been sitting for an hour and a half.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
it's
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame de Pastourelles gave a little shiver.
Madame
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From this reading Madame de Pastourelles gave a little shiver.
March
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From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
murmured
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
Northern
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From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
painter
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From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
Pastourelles
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From this reading Madame de Pastourelles gave a little shiver.
picture
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
polar
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From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
room
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From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been sitting for an hour and a half.
shiver
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From this reading Madame de Pastourelles gave a little shiver.
sitting
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From this reading She had been sitting for an hour and a half.
smouldering
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From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
stepping
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
strong
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
temperature
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From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The big bare room, with its Northern aspect and its smouldering fire, had been of a polar temperature this March afternoon.
thrown
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From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
too
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From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
velvet
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From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
white
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From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I must alter that fold over the arm,' murmured Fenwick, stepping back, with a frown, and gazing hard at the picture on his easel--'it's too strong.'
wore
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From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
work
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From this reading Her hands and feet were frozen, and the fur cloak which she wore over her white dress had to be thrown back for the convenience of the painter, who was at work on the velvet folds.
