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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 One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
album
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From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had not ventured to disturb an item in her room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
appearing
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Armitage
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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
attempt
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attentively
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From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
bore
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From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
claim
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From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
closed
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From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
colonel
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From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
delicacy
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described
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disturb
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From this reading He had not ventured to disturb an item in her room.
door
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drawer
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dressing-table
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duplicates
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felt
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From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
fro
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From this reading He closed the hall door and tried the lock, turning the knob to and fro.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not ventured to disturb an item in her room.
half-darkened
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hall
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From this reading He closed the hall door and tried the lock, turning the knob to and fro.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not ventured to disturb an item in her room.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
hung
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
item
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From this reading He had not ventured to disturb an item in her room.
joint
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From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
kiss
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From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
knob
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From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
less
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From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
lingered
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From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
lingering
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From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
lock
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From this reading He closed the hall door and tried the lock, turning the knob to and fro.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
Looking
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From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
mantel
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From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
partnership
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From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
photographs
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prettily-framed
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quarters
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From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
replaced
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From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
room
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sentiment
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several
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From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
some
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From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
studied
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From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
touch
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From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
tried
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From this reading He closed the hall door and tried the lock, turning the knob to and fro.
turning
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From this reading He closed the hall door and tried the lock, turning the knob to and fro.
ventured
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From this reading He had not ventured to disturb an item in her room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Looking around the half-darkened room, Armitage lingered long over the photographs which hung about the dressing-table and over the mantel,--several prettily-framed duplicates of those already described as appearing in the album.
window
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withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading One after another he took them in his hands, bore them to the window, and studied them attentively: some were not replaced without a long, lingering kiss.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not touch the knob of a drawer or attempt to open anything she had closed, but here in quarters where his colonel could claim joint partnership he felt less sentiment or delicacy.
