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027
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
32
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
according
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alert
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From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
also
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
apparently
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From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
asleep
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From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
able to float or rise easily in water
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
called
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From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
cat
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From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
circumstance
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Colonel
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
constructing
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From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
contentedly
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From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
days
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
drawing-room
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
enterprising
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From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
frail
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From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
gallery
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
interested
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From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
jpg
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
K
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kind
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From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
knitting
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From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
lap
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From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
letter
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
library
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likewise
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Lord
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loving
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From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
man
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From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
mechanical
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From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
much
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From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
Mulberry
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names
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near
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From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
now
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From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
occasion
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From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
old
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From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
otherwise
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From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
p
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
picture
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Rossmore
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sat
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From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
seated
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From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
Sellers
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some
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Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Sometimes he called it by one of these names, sometimes by another, according to occasion and circumstance.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
toy
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From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
very
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From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
visionary
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From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading p027.jpg (32K) Colonel Mulberry Sellers—this was some days before he wrote his letter to Lord Rossmore—was seated in his “library,” which was also his “drawing-room” and was also his “picture gallery” and likewise his “work-shop.”
white-headed
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From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
wife
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From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His loving old wife sat near by, contentedly knitting and thinking, with a cat asleep in her lap.
work
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From this reading He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of a frail mechanical toy; and was apparently very much interested in his work.
work-shop
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wrote
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young
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From this reading He was a white-headed man, now, but otherwise he was as young, alert, buoyant, visionary and enterprising as ever.
