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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 The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
all
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
arm-chair
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articles
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artistic
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
band
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From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
beauty
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
boudoir
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From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
bow-window
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bright
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broad
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brown
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cabinets
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candlesticks
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characterizes
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
charitable
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charm
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
coarse
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comfort
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confusion
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Countess's
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cultured
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dark-blue
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delightful
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destined
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evidently
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evolved
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
eye
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feet
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From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
feminine
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filled
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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frame
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
furnished
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gradually
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
habits
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
here
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
individuality
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
inkstand
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From this reading The cabinets, filled with rare old porcelain, threw into strong relief the ugly inkstand and candlesticks of modern dark-blue Sevres upon a writing-table.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The cabinets, filled with rare old porcelain, threw into strong relief the ugly inkstand and candlesticks of modern dark-blue Sevres upon a writing-table.
irregular
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
knitting
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From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
light
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From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
modern
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needles
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From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
occupant
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
offended
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old
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only
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openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
picturesque
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
piquant
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porcelain
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purpose
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From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
rare
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regard
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
reigned
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reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading The cabinets, filled with rare old porcelain, threw into strong relief the ugly inkstand and candlesticks of modern dark-blue Sevres upon a writing-table.
room
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
rooms
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sense
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setting
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
Sevres
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
sitting
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From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
spots
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spring
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From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
square
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
streamed
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From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
stretched
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From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
strong
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struck
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style
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
sunshine
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From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading A delightful confusion of comfort and feminine taste reigned here, and the two or three trifling articles that offended all artistic sense, struck the eye only as piquant beauty spots.
tastes
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A delightful confusion of comfort and feminine taste reigned here, and the two or three trifling articles that offended all artistic sense, struck the eye only as piquant beauty spots.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
thick
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From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
three
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threw
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From this reading The cabinets, filled with rare old porcelain, threw into strong relief the ugly inkstand and candlesticks of modern dark-blue Sevres upon a writing-table.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The bright spring sunshine streamed through the open bow-window of the Countess's boudoir and stretched a broad band of light at her feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
trifling
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two
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ugly
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From this reading The cabinets, filled with rare old porcelain, threw into strong relief the ugly inkstand and candlesticks of modern dark-blue Sevres upon a writing-table.
uniformity
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From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The cabinets, filled with rare old porcelain, threw into strong relief the ugly inkstand and candlesticks of modern dark-blue Sevres upon a writing-table.
very
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From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boudoir, an irregular square room and with a picturesque bow-window, was furnished with no regard to uniformity of style, and therefore had the charm which characterizes rooms which have been as it were gradually evolved from the habits and tastes of a cultured occupant, until they are the frame or setting of an individuality.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
wooden
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From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
worsted
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From this reading She was sitting in an arm-chair knitting with very thick wooden needles and coarse brown worsted, something evidently destined for a charitable purpose.
writing-table
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From this reading The cabinets, filled with rare old porcelain, threw into strong relief the ugly inkstand and candlesticks of modern dark-blue Sevres upon a writing-table.
