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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 At last, after we had sat, and bitten our thumbs, and sketched the Four Greater Prophets for a fortnight on end, an immense excitement occurred.
adorn
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At last, after we had sat, and bitten our thumbs, and sketched the Four Greater Prophets for a fortnight on end, an immense excitement occurred.
all
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From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
ample
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From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At last, after we had sat, and bitten our thumbs, and sketched the Four Greater Prophets for a fortnight on end, an immense excitement occurred.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
approach
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From this reading An old gentleman was distinctly seen to approach and to look up at the sign-board which decorated our office.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
better
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From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
bit
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From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
bitten
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From this reading At last, after we had sat, and bitten our thumbs, and sketched the Four Greater Prophets for a fortnight on end, an immense excitement occurred.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
Campanile
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From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
contains
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
day
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From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
decorated
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From this reading An old gentleman was distinctly seen to approach and to look up at the sign-board which decorated our office.
decorative
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From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
detail
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From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
distinct
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
distinctly
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From this reading An old gentleman was distinctly seen to approach and to look up at the sign-board which decorated our office.
distortions
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
eight
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
eleven
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
Elsie's
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
end
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
excitement
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From this reading At last, after we had sat, and bitten our thumbs, and sketched the Four Greater Prophets for a fortnight on end, an immense excitement occurred.
five
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
fortnight
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From this reading At last, after we had sat, and bitten our thumbs, and sketched the Four Greater Prophets for a fortnight on end, an immense excitement occurred.
Four
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From this reading At last, after we had sat, and bitten our thumbs, and sketched the Four Greater Prophets for a fortnight on end, an immense excitement occurred.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An old gentleman was distinctly seen to approach and to look up at the sign-board which decorated our office.
Greater
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From this reading At last, after we had sat, and bitten our thumbs, and sketched the Four Greater Prophets for a fortnight on end, an immense excitement occurred.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
home
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From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
hundred
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
immense
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From this reading At last, after we had sat, and bitten our thumbs, and sketched the Four Greater Prophets for a fortnight on end, an immense excitement occurred.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
inch
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From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
individual
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
knew
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From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, after we had sat, and bitten our thumbs, and sketched the Four Greater Prophets for a fortnight on end, an immense excitement occurred.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old gentleman was distinctly seen to approach and to look up at the sign-board which decorated our office.
making
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From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
middle
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
Mr
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From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
niches
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
notebook
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
occurred
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From this reading At last, after we had sat, and bitten our thumbs, and sketched the Four Greater Prophets for a fortnight on end, an immense excitement occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
office
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From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
old
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From this reading An old gentleman was distinctly seen to approach and to look up at the sign-board which decorated our office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
opportunities
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From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
Prophets
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From this reading At last, after we had sat, and bitten our thumbs, and sketched the Four Greater Prophets for a fortnight on end, an immense excitement occurred.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
Ruskin
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From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
sat
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From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
seen
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From this reading An old gentleman was distinctly seen to approach and to look up at the sign-board which decorated our office.
separate
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
side
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
sign-board
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From this reading An old gentleman was distinctly seen to approach and to look up at the sign-board which decorated our office.
sketched
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From this reading At last, after we had sat, and bitten our thumbs, and sketched the Four Greater Prophets for a fortnight on end, an immense excitement occurred.
sketches
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
square
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From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
statues
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
studies
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From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
thousands
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From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
thumbs
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From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We had ample opportunities for making studies of the decorative detail on the Campanile, till we knew every square inch of it better than Mr. Ruskin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An old gentleman was distinctly seen to approach and to look up at the sign-board which decorated our office.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
turned
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
up
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From this reading An old gentleman was distinctly seen to approach and to look up at the sign-board which decorated our office.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An old gentleman was distinctly seen to approach and to look up at the sign-board which decorated our office.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we sat in our office and bit our thumbs all day; the thousands stopped at home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An old gentleman was distinctly seen to approach and to look up at the sign-board which decorated our office.
window
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From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Elsie's notebook contains, I believe, eleven hundred separate sketches of the Campanile, from the right end, the left end, and the middle of our window, with eight hundred and five distinct distortions of the individual statues that adorn its niches on the side turned towards us.
