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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 dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
active
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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
Beacon
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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
big
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
certain
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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
chair
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
children
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
coronation
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
cosiness
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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
countenance
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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
Court
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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
cushions
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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
cut
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
dining-room
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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
Duke
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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
Dukes
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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
dumpy
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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
end
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
enormous
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
erection
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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
form
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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
furniture
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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
garden
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
Gould
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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
high
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
impromptu
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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
increase
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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
inquiry
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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
Inside
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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
mahogany
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
members
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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
Michael
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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
Moon
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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
Moses
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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
most
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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
Mrs
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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
old
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
only
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
ordinary
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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
out
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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
perceived
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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
place
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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
playing
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
pomposity
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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
room
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
rooms
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
separation
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
set
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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
shops
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
slumber
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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
small
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
Smith
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
somehow
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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
sort
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
suggested
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
surmounted
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
table
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
tent
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
threatened
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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
torn
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
two
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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
umbrella
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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
up
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
waist
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
walls
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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
