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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 It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
all
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From this reading The room was vaulted, not ribbed; cradled with white stone, the walls were of stone, and the hall was paved with stone--all of one whiteness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
carpets
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
CASTELLAN
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From this reading THE CASTELLAN.
Castle
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From this reading LE GROS GUILLEM was pacing the stone-vaulted hall of the Castle of Domme.
chill
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
clothed
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
commanding
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From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
covered
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
cradled
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From this reading The room was vaulted, not ribbed; cradled with white stone, the walls were of stone, and the hall was paved with stone--all of one whiteness.
depth
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From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
Domme
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From this reading LE GROS GUILLEM was pacing the stone-vaulted hall of the Castle of Domme.
Dordogne
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From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
face
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From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
floor
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
floors
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
GROS
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From this reading LE GROS GUILLEM was pacing the stone-vaulted hall of the Castle of Domme.
GUILLEM
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From this reading LE GROS GUILLEM was pacing the stone-vaulted hall of the Castle of Domme.
hall
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From this reading LE GROS GUILLEM was pacing the stone-vaulted hall of the Castle of Domme.
height
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
large
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From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
LE
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From this reading LE GROS GUILLEM was pacing the stone-vaulted hall of the Castle of Domme.
lighted
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From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
littered
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
man's
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
naked
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
north
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From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The room was vaulted, not ribbed; cradled with white stone, the walls were of stone, and the hall was paved with stone--all of one whiteness.
oak
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LE GROS GUILLEM was pacing the stone-vaulted hall of the Castle of Domme.
off
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
only
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
other
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From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
pacing
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From this reading LE GROS GUILLEM was pacing the stone-vaulted hall of the Castle of Domme.
panelling
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
paved
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From this reading The room was vaulted, not ribbed; cradled with white stone, the walls were of stone, and the hall was paved with stone--all of one whiteness.
ran
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From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
ribbed
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From this reading The room was vaulted, not ribbed; cradled with white stone, the walls were of stone, and the hall was paved with stone--all of one whiteness.
room
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From this reading The room was vaulted, not ribbed; cradled with white stone, the walls were of stone, and the hall was paved with stone--all of one whiteness.
sides
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
solely
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From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
some
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
stone
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From this reading The room was vaulted, not ribbed; cradled with white stone, the walls were of stone, and the hall was paved with stone--all of one whiteness.
stone-vaulted
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From this reading LE GROS GUILLEM was pacing the stone-vaulted hall of the Castle of Domme.
straw
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
tapestry
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From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CASTELLAN.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No tapestry covered the naked sides, nor carpets clothed the floors, only some panelling of oak to man's height took off some of the chill of the walls, and straw was littered on the floor.
valley
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From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
vaulted
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From this reading The room was vaulted, not ribbed; cradled with white stone, the walls were of stone, and the hall was paved with stone--all of one whiteness.
walls
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From this reading The room was vaulted, not ribbed; cradled with white stone, the walls were of stone, and the hall was paved with stone--all of one whiteness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LE GROS GUILLEM was pacing the stone-vaulted hall of the Castle of Domme.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The room was vaulted, not ribbed; cradled with white stone, the walls were of stone, and the hall was paved with stone--all of one whiteness.
white
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From this reading The room was vaulted, not ribbed; cradled with white stone, the walls were of stone, and the hall was paved with stone--all of one whiteness.
whiteness
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From this reading The room was vaulted, not ribbed; cradled with white stone, the walls were of stone, and the hall was paved with stone--all of one whiteness.
whole
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From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
windows
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From this reading It was a hall that ran the whole depth of the castle, from one face to the other, and was lighted solely by large windows to the north, commanding the valley of the Dordogne.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room was vaulted, not ribbed; cradled with white stone, the walls were of stone, and the hall was paved with stone--all of one whiteness.
