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No Hero

Chapter XIII

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NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.
There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.
There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.
The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.
It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

No Hero

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.
Line 2
There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.
Line 3
There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.
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The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.
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It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.”

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.”

Shelf noun US /ʃelf/

A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.

From this reading “There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.”

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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 There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

ago

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From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

all

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

always

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

August

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

boyhood

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From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

buried

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From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

confiscate

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From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

day's

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

decently

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From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

deserts

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From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

distinct

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

electric

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

Elm

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From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

exactly

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

fire

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

Francesca

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From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

Gardens

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From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

Helena

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

Hope

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From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

improvement

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

lain

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

lay

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

less

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

light

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

longed

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From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

maid

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

Melbury

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From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

memorials

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From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

middle

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From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

more

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From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

Napoleon

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

new

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

novel

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

November

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From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

NUMBER

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From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

often

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

old

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From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

once

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From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

otherwise

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

own

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

Paolo

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From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

Park

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From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

piano

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

pictured

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

place

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

poets

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From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

precisely

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

predecessors

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

presiding

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From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

problem

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

prominent

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

put

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

reminiscent

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From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

Road

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From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

room

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From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

self

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

shelfnounUS /ʃelf/

A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.

From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

shown

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From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

shut

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

Spectator

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

St

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

stultifying

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From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

Sunday

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From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

There

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

THREE

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From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

Times

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

unnecessary

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From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

vanity's

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From this reading It is vanity's deserts to come across these unnecessary memorials of a decently buried boyhood; there is always something stultifying about them, and I longed to confiscate this one of me.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

week's

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From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

wet

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From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading NUMBER THREE It was the middle of November when I was shown once more into the old room at the old number in Elm Park Gardens.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

windows

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From this reading There was a fire, the windows were shut, and the electric light was a distinct improvement when the maid put it on; otherwise all was exactly as I had left it in August, and so often pictured it since.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The day's _Times_ and the week's _Spectator_ were not less prominent than the last new problem novel; all three lay precisely where their predecessors had always lain; and my own dead self stood in its own old place upon the piano which had been in St. Helena with Napoleon.

years

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From this reading There was "Hope," presiding over the shelf of poets, and here "Paolo and Francesca," reminiscent as ever of Melbury Road, upon a wet Sunday, years and years ago.