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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 fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
accomplishment
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
all
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From this reading We are all huddled shivering round the hearth, yet no one talks of closing them.
amateur
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
appalling
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nevertheless, both the school-room windows are open.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Why may not it penetrate beneath the swing-door, through the passages, and reach the drawing-room?
bones
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Nevertheless, both the school-room windows are open.
broiled
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
closing
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From this reading We are all huddled shivering round the hearth, yet no one talks of closing them.
colder
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From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
cooking
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
drawing-room
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From this reading Why may not it penetrate beneath the swing-door, through the passages, and reach the drawing-room?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
fact
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
faint
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From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
fills
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
fried
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
graceful
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
hearth
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From this reading We are all huddled shivering round the hearth, yet no one talks of closing them.
huddled
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From this reading We are all huddled shivering round the hearth, yet no one talks of closing them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
learning
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Why may not it penetrate beneath the swing-door, through the passages, and reach the drawing-room?
moment
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
more
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From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, both the school-room windows are open.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We are all huddled shivering round the hearth, yet no one talks of closing them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why may not it penetrate beneath the swing-door, through the passages, and reach the drawing-room?
now
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From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are all huddled shivering round the hearth, yet no one talks of closing them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We are all huddled shivering round the hearth, yet no one talks of closing them.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Nevertheless, both the school-room windows are open.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
passages
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From this reading Why may not it penetrate beneath the swing-door, through the passages, and reach the drawing-room?
penalties
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
penetrate
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From this reading Why may not it penetrate beneath the swing-door, through the passages, and reach the drawing-room?
place
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
possess
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From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
potatoes
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
present
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
reach
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From this reading Why may not it penetrate beneath the swing-door, through the passages, and reach the drawing-room?
round
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From this reading We are all huddled shivering round the hearth, yet no one talks of closing them.
school-room
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From this reading Nevertheless, both the school-room windows are open.
shivering
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From this reading We are all huddled shivering round the hearth, yet no one talks of closing them.
sky
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From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
small
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From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
smell
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From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
stars
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From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
stronger
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From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
sun's
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From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
swing-door
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From this reading Why may not it penetrate beneath the swing-door, through the passages, and reach the drawing-room?
talks
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From this reading We are all huddled shivering round the hearth, yet no one talks of closing them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We are all huddled shivering round the hearth, yet no one talks of closing them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The fact is, that amateur cooking, though a graceful accomplishment, has its penalties, and that at the present moment the smell of broiled bones and fried potatoes that fills our place of learning is something appalling.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Why may not it penetrate beneath the swing-door, through the passages, and reach the drawing-room?
warmth
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From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are all huddled shivering round the hearth, yet no one talks of closing them.
Why
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From this reading Why may not it penetrate beneath the swing-door, through the passages, and reach the drawing-room?
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
windows
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From this reading Nevertheless, both the school-room windows are open.
withdrawn
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From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
withering
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From this reading The wind is even colder than it was, stronger and more withering now that the sun's faint warmth is withdrawn, and that the small and chilly stars possess the sky.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading We are all huddled shivering round the hearth, yet no one talks of closing them.
