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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 was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
Acetylene
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From this reading Acetylene lamps hung from the flat ceiling.
alike
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
all
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
balcony
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
bottles
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From this reading There was a lavish display, however, of bottles and glasses, and several shelves were littered with newspapers in different languages.
buildings
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From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
cane-bottomed
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
ceiling
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From this reading Acetylene lamps hung from the flat ceiling.
chairs
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
clean
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
climbed
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a lavish display, however, of bottles and glasses, and several shelves were littered with newspapers in different languages.
display
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From this reading There was a lavish display, however, of bottles and glasses, and several shelves were littered with newspapers in different languages.
few
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
flat
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From this reading Acetylene lamps hung from the flat ceiling.
floors
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From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Acetylene lamps hung from the flat ceiling.
furnished
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
glasses
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From this reading There was a lavish display, however, of bottles and glasses, and several shelves were littered with newspapers in different languages.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There was a lavish display, however, of bottles and glasses, and several shelves were littered with newspapers in different languages.
hung
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From this reading Acetylene lamps hung from the flat ceiling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
inadequately
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is the place," said Mr. Keith.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
Keith
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From this reading "This is the place," said Mr. Keith.
lamps
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From this reading Acetylene lamps hung from the flat ceiling.
languages
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From this reading There was a lavish display, however, of bottles and glasses, and several shelves were littered with newspapers in different languages.
lavish
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From this reading There was a lavish display, however, of bottles and glasses, and several shelves were littered with newspapers in different languages.
littered
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From this reading There was a lavish display, however, of bottles and glasses, and several shelves were littered with newspapers in different languages.
lower
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From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
modern
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From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
Mr
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From this reading "This is the place," said Mr. Keith.
newspapers
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From this reading There was a lavish display, however, of bottles and glasses, and several shelves were littered with newspapers in different languages.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
place
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From this reading "This is the place," said Mr. Keith.
prints
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
rooms
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
row
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From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
said
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From this reading "This is the place," said Mr. Keith.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
several
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From this reading There was a lavish display, however, of bottles and glasses, and several shelves were littered with newspapers in different languages.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading There was a lavish display, however, of bottles and glasses, and several shelves were littered with newspapers in different languages.
shops
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From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
sort
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From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
square
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
street
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From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
tables
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
tawdry
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From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This is the place," said Mr. Keith.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
There
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From this reading There was a lavish display, however, of bottles and glasses, and several shelves were littered with newspapers in different languages.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is the place," said Mr. Keith.
three
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
two
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
undistinguished
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From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
upstairs
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
utilized
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From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
very
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
walls
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
wandered
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was one of a row of tawdry modern buildings, the lower floors of which were utilized as shops--an undistinguished sort of place, in an undistinguished street.
white-washed
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From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They climbed upstairs and wandered through two or three rooms, all alike save that one of them had a balcony; square, white-washed rooms, not very clean, and inadequately furnished with tables, cane-bottomed chairs and a few prints on the walls.
