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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 Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
accustomed
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
any
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
awkwardness
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
badly
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From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
Chrysantheme
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
close
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
completely
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
country
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From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
creak
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From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
deadened
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From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
deal
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
echoes
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
fingers
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
floating
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From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
full
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
gardens
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From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
gives
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
green
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From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
grooves
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From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
hall
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
hideous
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From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
house
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From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
household
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
houses
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From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
imprinted
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From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
innumerable
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From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
Japanese
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From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
Just
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From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
kind
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
less
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From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
live
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
longest
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From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
Madame
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From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
more
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From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
move
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From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
neighbor's
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From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
nightfall
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From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
noise
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From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
noises
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From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
noisy
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
often
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
old
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
other
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From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
OurspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
panels
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From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
peculiarities
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From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
piece
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
pinches
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
Prune's
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From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
reach
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From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
remain
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From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
run
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
screens
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
shut
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From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
singular
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
slides
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
somewhat
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
sound
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From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
there
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
tiny
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
too
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
trouble
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
twenty
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From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
undertakes
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From our neighbor's houses these noises reach us one after the other, floating to us over the green gardens, more or less deadened, more or less distant.
Usually
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
very
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From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Ours are somewhat noisy too, for the old house is full of echoes, and there are at least twenty screens to run over long slides in order to close in completely the kind of open hall in which we live.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
wooden
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From this reading The sound of the innumerable wooden panels, which at nightfall are pulled and shut in every Japanese house, is one of the peculiarities of the country which will remain longest imprinted on my memory.
work
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From this reading Usually, it is Chrysantheme who undertakes this piece of household work, and a great deal of trouble it gives her, for she often pinches her fingers in the singular awkwardness of her too tiny hands, which never have been accustomed to do any work.
wornout
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From this reading Just below us, Madame Prune's panels move very badly, creak and make a hideous noise in their wornout grooves.
