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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 NEW DISCIPLE.
affected
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
atmosphere
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From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
avoir
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From this reading “Pour être heureux, il ne faut avoir rien à oublier.”
brick
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From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
caravanserais
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
carpeted
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
dark
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From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
decorated
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
DISCIPLE
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From this reading A NEW DISCIPLE.
Doelen
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From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
facings
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From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
faut
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From this reading “Pour être heureux, il ne faut avoir rien à oublier.”
gloomy
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
Hague
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From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
heureux
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From this reading “Pour être heureux, il ne faut avoir rien à oublier.”
historic
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From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
Hotel
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From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
house
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From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
hundred
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From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
hung
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
il
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From this reading “Pour être heureux, il ne faut avoir rien à oublier.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
massive
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
more
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From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
ne
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From this reading “Pour être heureux, il ne faut avoir rien à oublier.”
NEW
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From this reading A NEW DISCIPLE.
newer
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
old
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From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
old-world
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From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
otherwise
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
oublier
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From this reading “Pour être heureux, il ne faut avoir rien à oublier.”
peaceful
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From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
Pour
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From this reading “Pour être heureux, il ne faut avoir rien à oublier.”
quiet
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From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
red
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From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
rien
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From this reading “Pour être heureux, il ne faut avoir rien à oublier.”
rooms
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
softly
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
somewhat
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
stairs
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
stone
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From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
style
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
tapestry
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From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
There
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From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
three
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From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
very
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From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
Vieux
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From this reading There is in the atmosphere of the Hotel of the Vieux Doelen at The Hague something as old-world, as quiet and peaceful, as there is in the very name of this historic house.
weather
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From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The stairs are softly carpeted; the great rooms are hung with tapestry, and otherwise decorated in a massive and somewhat gloomy style, little affected in the newer _caravanserais_.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
years
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From this reading The house itself, more than three hundred years old, is of dark red brick with facings of stone, long since worn by wind and weather.
à
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From this reading “Pour être heureux, il ne faut avoir rien à oublier.”
être
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From this reading “Pour être heureux, il ne faut avoir rien à oublier.”
