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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 A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
accustomed
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
best
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From this reading "The last of June isn't the best time in the year for open fires," suggested Peggy.
big
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
brick
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I do think that to-night seems a little cooler.
cooler
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From this reading "But I do think that to-night seems a little cooler.
days
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From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But I do think that to-night seems a little cooler.
fascination
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
fire
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From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
fireplace
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
fires
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From this reading "The last of June isn't the best time in the year for open fires," suggested Peggy.
five
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From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
girls
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
golden
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From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps we might have a fire and not swelter."
hearth
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From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
held
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
HISTORY
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I do think that to-night seems a little cooler.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
irresistible
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
isn't
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From this reading "The last of June isn't the best time in the year for open fires," suggested Peggy.
June
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From this reading "The last of June isn't the best time in the year for open fires," suggested Peggy.
kindled
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From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The last of June isn't the best time in the year for open fires," suggested Peggy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I do think that to-night seems a little cooler.
living-room
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Perhaps we might have a fire and not swelter."
missing
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From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
NATURAL
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps we might have a fire and not swelter."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "The last of June isn't the best time in the year for open fires," suggested Peggy.
opportunities
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From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
outing
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From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
Peggy
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From this reading "The last of June isn't the best time in the year for open fires," suggested Peggy.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps we might have a fire and not swelter."
Priscilla
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From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
register
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
said
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From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
seems
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From this reading "But I do think that to-night seems a little cooler.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
STUDY
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
suggested
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From this reading "The last of June isn't the best time in the year for open fires," suggested Peggy.
swelter
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From this reading Perhaps we might have a fire and not swelter."
Terrace
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But I do think that to-night seems a little cooler.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I do think that to-night seems a little cooler.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The last of June isn't the best time in the year for open fires," suggested Peggy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
to-night
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From this reading "But I do think that to-night seems a little cooler.
unromantic
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
very
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From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Perhaps we might have a fire and not swelter."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A STUDY IN NATURAL HISTORY From the very start the big brick fireplace in the living-room had held an irresistible fascination for the Terrace girls, accustomed as they were to the unromantic register.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when five days of their outing had passed and no fire had been kindled on the blackened hearth, Priscilla thought they were missing golden opportunities, and said so.
year
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From this reading "The last of June isn't the best time in the year for open fires," suggested Peggy.
