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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 Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
acquired
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From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
adornment
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
AGATHA
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From this reading AGATHA DOES NOT FLINCH.
all
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
appealed
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
arrangements
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
artistic
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From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
big
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From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
bodily
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
bush
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From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
chaste
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
comfort
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
day
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From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
deeper
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
DOESauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AGATHA DOES NOT FLINCH.
ease
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
effect
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
endued
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From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
evening
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From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
FLINCH
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From this reading AGATHA DOES NOT FLINCH.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
Garside
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From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
hotels
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From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
huge
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From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
interest
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From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
like
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From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
lived
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From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
looking
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From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
low-ceilinged
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From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
most
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From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
Mrs
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From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
much
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AGATHA DOES NOT FLINCH.
now
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From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
physical
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
prairie
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From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
quiet
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From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
Radcliffe
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From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
refinement
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
regarded
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
room
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From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
sat
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From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
Scar
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From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
seen
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From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
sheer
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
somehow
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From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
spent
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From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
studied
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
susceptibility
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From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
then
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From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he had lived for the most part in the bush and on the prairie, he had been endued with or had somehow acquired an artistic susceptibility.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
two
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From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
very
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From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
Western
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From this reading He had now and then spent a day or two in huge Western hotels, but he had never seen anything quite like that room.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The sheer physical comfort of its arrangements appealed to him, but after all he was not one who had ever studied his bodily ease very much, and what he regarded as the chaste refinement of its adornment had a deeper effect.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
Wyllard
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From this reading Next evening Wyllard sat with Mrs. Radcliffe in a big low-ceilinged room at Garside Scar, looking about him with quiet interest.
