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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 And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
all
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Viola knew that she had ruined them.
animals
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
assegais
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
backgrounds
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
black
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From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
bookcases
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
bureaus
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
cabinets
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
chessmen
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
chests
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
Chinese
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
deepened
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
dressed
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
elders
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
elms
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From this reading And the leaves of the old elms stuffed up the low, mullioned windows looking on the garden.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
family
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
frames
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
full
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
garden
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From this reading And the leaves of the old elms stuffed up the low, mullioned windows looking on the garden.
golden
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Viola knew that she had ruined them.
holding
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
horns
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
Italian
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
ivory
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
knew
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From this reading And Viola knew that she had ruined them.
leaves
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From this reading And the leaves of the old elms stuffed up the low, mullioned windows looking on the garden.
light
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
looking
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From this reading And the leaves of the old elms stuffed up the low, mullioned windows looking on the garden.
low
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From this reading And the leaves of the old elms stuffed up the low, mullioned windows looking on the garden.
Madonnas
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
mullioned
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From this reading And the leaves of the old elms stuffed up the low, mullioned windows looking on the garden.
murderous
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
oak
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
old
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
out
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From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
panelling
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From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
pathos
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From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
portraits
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
red
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
room
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From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
rose
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
ruined
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From this reading And Viola knew that she had ruined them.
saints
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
scale
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
scarlet
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Viola knew that she had ruined them.
skins
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
stuffed
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From this reading And the leaves of the old elms stuffed up the low, mullioned windows looking on the garden.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Viola knew that she had ruined them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And Viola knew that she had ruined them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
there
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
title-pieces
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
triptychs
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From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
two
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
up
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From this reading And the leaves of the old elms stuffed up the low, mullioned windows looking on the garden.
vellum
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Victoria's
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Viola
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From this reading And Viola knew that she had ruined them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
wearing
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From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
well
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
white
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
windows
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From this reading And the leaves of the old elms stuffed up the low, mullioned windows looking on the garden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was full of oak chests and bureaus and Chinese cabinets, and Madonnas in Italian frames, and red and white ivory chessmen, and little bookcases with books in white vellum with scarlet title-pieces, and family portraits, and saints in triptychs on golden backgrounds, and murderous assegais and the skins and horns of animals.
wore
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From this reading I remember them, even to what they wore and the pathos of their wearing it; they stood out so against the black panelling of the old room.
youngest
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From this reading And there they were, all holding themselves well, and all well dressed--the two youngest in white, the elders in light colours on a scale that deepened to Victoria's old rose.
