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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 It is six o'clock of a November evening, in KEITH DARRANT'S study.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In red Turkish slippers and an old brown velvet coat, KEITH DARRANT sits asleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In red Turkish slippers and an old brown velvet coat, KEITH DARRANT sits asleep.
armchair
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
asleep
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From this reading In red Turkish slippers and an old brown velvet coat, KEITH DARRANT sits asleep.
away
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From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
blue-and-gold
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
brown
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From this reading In red Turkish slippers and an old brown velvet coat, KEITH DARRANT sits asleep.
carpet
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
clean-cut
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From this reading He has a dark, clean-cut, clean-shaven face, dark grizzling hair, dark twisting eyebrows.
clean-shaven
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From this reading He has a dark, clean-cut, clean-shaven face, dark grizzling hair, dark twisting eyebrows.
coat
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From this reading In red Turkish slippers and an old brown velvet coat, KEITH DARRANT sits asleep.
coffee
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
curtained
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From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
dark
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From this reading He has a dark, clean-cut, clean-shaven face, dark grizzling hair, dark twisting eyebrows.
dark-curtained
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
DARRANT
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From this reading In red Turkish slippers and an old brown velvet coat, KEITH DARRANT sits asleep.
DARRANT'S
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From this reading It is six o'clock of a November evening, in KEITH DARRANT'S study.
deep
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
dim
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From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
door
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From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
evening
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From this reading It is six o'clock of a November evening, in KEITH DARRANT'S study.
eyebrows
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From this reading He has a dark, clean-cut, clean-shaven face, dark grizzling hair, dark twisting eyebrows.
face
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From this reading He has a dark, clean-cut, clean-shaven face, dark grizzling hair, dark twisting eyebrows.
falling
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
fire
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
grizzling
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From this reading He has a dark, clean-cut, clean-shaven face, dark grizzling hair, dark twisting eyebrows.
hair
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From this reading He has a dark, clean-cut, clean-shaven face, dark grizzling hair, dark twisting eyebrows.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has a dark, clean-cut, clean-shaven face, dark grizzling hair, dark twisting eyebrows.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has a dark, clean-cut, clean-shaven face, dark grizzling hair, dark twisting eyebrows.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is six o'clock of a November evening, in KEITH DARRANT'S study.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is six o'clock of a November evening, in KEITH DARRANT'S study.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is six o'clock of a November evening, in KEITH DARRANT'S study.
KEITH
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From this reading It is six o'clock of a November evening, in KEITH DARRANT'S study.
large
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
light
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
log
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
makes
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
November
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From this reading It is six o'clock of a November evening, in KEITH DARRANT'S study.
o'clock
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From this reading It is six o'clock of a November evening, in KEITH DARRANT'S study.
oasis
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is six o'clock of a November evening, in KEITH DARRANT'S study.
old
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From this reading In red Turkish slippers and an old brown velvet coat, KEITH DARRANT sits asleep.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
opened
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From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
out
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From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
reading-lamp
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
red
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From this reading In red Turkish slippers and an old brown velvet coat, KEITH DARRANT sits asleep.
room
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
service
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
single
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
sits
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From this reading In red Turkish slippers and an old brown velvet coat, KEITH DARRANT sits asleep.
six
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From this reading It is six o'clock of a November evening, in KEITH DARRANT'S study.
slippers
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From this reading In red Turkish slippers and an old brown velvet coat, KEITH DARRANT sits asleep.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
softly
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From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
sort
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
study
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From this reading It is six o'clock of a November evening, in KEITH DARRANT'S study.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
Turkey
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From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
Turkish
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From this reading In red Turkish slippers and an old brown velvet coat, KEITH DARRANT sits asleep.
twisting
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From this reading He has a dark, clean-cut, clean-shaven face, dark grizzling hair, dark twisting eyebrows.
velvet
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From this reading In red Turkish slippers and an old brown velvet coat, KEITH DARRANT sits asleep.
wake
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From this reading [The curtained door away out in the dim part of the room behind him is opened so softly that he does not wake.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A large, dark-curtained room where the light from a single reading-lamp falling on Turkey carpet, on books beside a large armchair, on the deep blue-and-gold coffee service, makes a sort of oasis before a log fire.
