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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 The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
ago
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
alien
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From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
ascended
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
aunt's
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From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Olivia was crossing before the windows.
Boris
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From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
brazen
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
ceiling
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From this reading White pillars supporting the domed white ceiling were wound with garlands.
centuries
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
crossing
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From this reading Olivia was crossing before the windows.
domed
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From this reading White pillars supporting the domed white ceiling were wound with garlands.
draperies
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
drawing-room
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From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
exceeding
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
faint
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
garlands
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From this reading White pillars supporting the domed white ceiling were wound with garlands.
George
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From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
gown
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From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
HEARTS
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From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
home
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From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
hung
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From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
ISLE
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From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
lofty
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From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
looking
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From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
looms
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
mountain-top
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From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
much
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From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
Olivia
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From this reading Olivia was crossing before the windows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
pale
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From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
pillars
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From this reading White pillars supporting the domed white ceiling were wound with garlands.
pleasantly
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
room
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From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
roses
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From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
smoke
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
St
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From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
stilled
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
stirred
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
strewn
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From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
supporting
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From this reading White pillars supporting the domed white ceiling were wound with garlands.
tapestries
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From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
thinness
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
tripod
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading White pillars supporting the domed white ceiling were wound with garlands.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
White
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From this reading White pillars supporting the domed white ceiling were wound with garlands.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
windows
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE ISLE OF HEARTS The room in which St. George was looking was long and lofty and hung with pale tapestries.
wore
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From this reading She wore a white gown strewn with roses, and she seemed as much at home on this alien mountain-top as she had been in her aunt's drawing-room at the Boris.
wound
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From this reading White pillars supporting the domed white ceiling were wound with garlands.
woven
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From this reading The smoke from a little brazen tripod ascended pleasantly, and about the windows stirred in the faint wind draperies of exceeding thinness, woven in looms stilled centuries ago.
