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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 number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Thayer house was only one story high, and there were no chambers.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At half-past six o'clock on Sunday night Barnabas came out of his bedroom.
Barnabas
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From this reading At half-past six o'clock on Sunday night Barnabas came out of his bedroom.
bedroom
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From this reading At half-past six o'clock on Sunday night Barnabas came out of his bedroom.
bedrooms
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From this reading A number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
Caleb
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From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
came
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From this reading At half-past six o'clock on Sunday night Barnabas came out of his bedroom.
chambers
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From this reading The Thayer house was only one story high, and there were no chambers.
clustered
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From this reading A number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
daughter
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From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
Deborah
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From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
Ephraim
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From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
family
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From this reading Barnabas walked out of his bedroom straight into the kitchen where the other members of the family were.
fire
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From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
half-past
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From this reading At half-past six o'clock on Sunday night Barnabas came out of his bedroom.
hearth
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From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
high
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From this reading The Thayer house was only one story high, and there were no chambers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At half-past six o'clock on Sunday night Barnabas came out of his bedroom.
house
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From this reading The Thayer house was only one story high, and there were no chambers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Barnabas walked out of his bedroom straight into the kitchen where the other members of the family were.
kitchen
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From this reading A number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
members
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From this reading Barnabas walked out of his bedroom straight into the kitchen where the other members of the family were.
night
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From this reading At half-past six o'clock on Sunday night Barnabas came out of his bedroom.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Thayer house was only one story high, and there were no chambers.
north
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From this reading A number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
number
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From this reading A number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
o'clock
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From this reading At half-past six o'clock on Sunday night Barnabas came out of his bedroom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At half-past six o'clock on Sunday night Barnabas came out of his bedroom.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At half-past six o'clock on Sunday night Barnabas came out of his bedroom.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Thayer house was only one story high, and there were no chambers.
only
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From this reading The Thayer house was only one story high, and there were no chambers.
other
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From this reading Barnabas walked out of his bedroom straight into the kitchen where the other members of the family were.
out
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From this reading At half-past six o'clock on Sunday night Barnabas came out of his bedroom.
parlors
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From this reading A number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
Rebecca
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From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
rooms
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From this reading A number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
sat
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From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
semi-circle
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From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
six
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From this reading At half-past six o'clock on Sunday night Barnabas came out of his bedroom.
son
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From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
south
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From this reading A number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
square
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From this reading A number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
story
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From this reading The Thayer house was only one story high, and there were no chambers.
straight
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From this reading Barnabas walked out of his bedroom straight into the kitchen where the other members of the family were.
Sunday
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From this reading At half-past six o'clock on Sunday night Barnabas came out of his bedroom.
Thayer
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From this reading The Thayer house was only one story high, and there were no chambers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Thayer house was only one story high, and there were no chambers.
there
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From this reading The Thayer house was only one story high, and there were no chambers.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
three
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From this reading A number of little bedrooms were clustered around the three square rooms--the north and south parlors, and the great kitchen.
walked
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From this reading Barnabas walked out of his bedroom straight into the kitchen where the other members of the family were.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Thayer house was only one story high, and there were no chambers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Thayer house was only one story high, and there were no chambers.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Barnabas walked out of his bedroom straight into the kitchen where the other members of the family were.
wife
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From this reading They sat before the hearth fire in a semi-circle--Caleb Thayer, his wife Deborah, his son Ephraim, and his daughter Rebecca.
