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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 morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
approaching
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From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
aside
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From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
asleep
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From this reading Mrs. Rushworth was asleep upstairs, and Paragot had gone for a solitary walk.
assigned
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
bright
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
brushes
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From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
chair
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From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
chintz-covered
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
clear
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
company
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
completion
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From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
daylight
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From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
drawing-room
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
end
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From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
fire
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From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
French
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
garden
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
glimmer
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From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
gloomy
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
gone
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From this reading Mrs. Rushworth was asleep upstairs, and Paragot had gone for a solitary walk.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
honoured
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
hour
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From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
Joanna
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From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
laying
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From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
leading
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
light
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
morning-room
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Rushworth was asleep upstairs, and Paragot had gone for a solitary walk.
murky
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
north-east
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
now
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From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
palette
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From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
Paragot
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From this reading Mrs. Rushworth was asleep upstairs, and Paragot had gone for a solitary walk.
picture
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From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
place
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
portrait
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From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
preferred
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
regarding
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From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
rose
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From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
Rushworth
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From this reading Mrs. Rushworth was asleep upstairs, and Paragot had gone for a solitary walk.
said
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From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
sewing
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From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
side
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From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
solitary
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From this reading Mrs. Rushworth was asleep upstairs, and Paragot had gone for a solitary walk.
sometimes
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
studio
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
That's
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From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
to-day
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From this reading "That's the end of it for to-day," said I, laying my palette and brushes aside, and regarding the picture.
upstairs
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From this reading Mrs. Rushworth was asleep upstairs, and Paragot had gone for a solitary walk.
walk
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From this reading Mrs. Rushworth was asleep upstairs, and Paragot had gone for a solitary walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Joanna rose from her chair by the fire where she had been sewing for the last hour and stood by my side.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
window
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From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The morning-room, which had a clear north-east light through the French window leading into the garden, had been assigned to me as a studio, and here, sometimes on a murky afternoon, Joanna, who preferred the bright, chintz-covered place to the gloomy drawing-room, honoured me with her company.
worked
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From this reading I HAD worked till the last glimmer of daylight at the portrait, which was now approaching completion.
