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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 Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
air
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
Annette
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From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
any
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
bare
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
beast
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
beats
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
bird
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
black
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From this reading It was black dark inside the house, instead of the white darkness outside.
boats
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
carefully
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From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
chimney
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
COLERIDGE
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From this reading MARY COLERIDGE.
comes
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
dark
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From this reading It was black dark inside the house, instead of the white darkness outside.
darkness
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From this reading It was black dark inside the house, instead of the white darkness outside.
door
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
down
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From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
felt
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From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
field
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
floor
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
furniture
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From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
glass
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
gray
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
grows
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
guided
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From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
hand
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
heather
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
house
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
inside
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From this reading It was black dark inside the house, instead of the white darkness outside.
instead
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From this reading It was black dark inside the house, instead of the white darkness outside.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was black dark inside the house, instead of the white darkness outside.
ivy
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
Knocking
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From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
lies
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
like
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From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
MARY
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From this reading MARY COLERIDGE.
narrow
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From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
nigh
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was black dark inside the house, instead of the white darkness outside.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
pieces
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From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
rain
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
Roger
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From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
room
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From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
sand
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
sea
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
smoke
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
tarry
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
there
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
There's
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
trained
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
walls
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From this reading No hand hath trained the ivy, The walls are gray and bare; The boats upon the sea sail by, Nor ever tarry there; No beast of the field comes nigh, Nor any bird of the air."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was black dark inside the house, instead of the white darkness outside.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Knocking Annette carefully against pieces of furniture, Roger guided her down a narrow passage into what felt like a room.
white
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From this reading It was black dark inside the house, instead of the white darkness outside.
window
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
wood
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From this reading "There's no smoke in the chimney, And the rain beats on the floor; There's no glass in the window, There's no wood in the door; The heather grows behind the house, And the sand lies before.
