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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 a world beyond the grave we may well call that land of the ghosts,--a book collection.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
all
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There, are interred all the remains of men since the Flood."
arranged
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From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
arrival
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My father spends his mornings in those lata silentia, as Virgil calls the world beyond the grave.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
awful
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From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
behold
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading My father spends his mornings in those lata silentia, as Virgil calls the world beyond the grave.
Bloomsbury
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
book
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From this reading And a world beyond the grave we may well call that land of the ghosts,--a book collection.
call
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From this reading And a world beyond the grave we may well call that land of the ghosts,--a book collection.
calls
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From this reading My father spends his mornings in those lata silentia, as Virgil calls the world beyond the grave.
close
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
collection
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From this reading And a world beyond the grave we may well call that land of the ghosts,--a book collection.
days
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
evening
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From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
father
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From this reading My father spends his mornings in those lata silentia, as Virgil calls the world beyond the grave.
Flood
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From this reading There, are interred all the remains of men since the Flood."
ghosts
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From this reading And a world beyond the grave we may well call that land of the ghosts,--a book collection.
grandeur
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
grave
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From this reading My father spends his mornings in those lata silentia, as Virgil calls the world beyond the grave.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
hand
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My father spends his mornings in those lata silentia, as Virgil calls the world beyond the grave.
house
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
interred
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From this reading There, are interred all the remains of men since the Flood."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
land
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From this reading And a world beyond the grave we may well call that land of the ghosts,--a book collection.
lata
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From this reading My father spends his mornings in those lata silentia, as Virgil calls the world beyond the grave.
library
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And a world beyond the grave we may well call that land of the ghosts,--a book collection.
men
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From this reading There, are interred all the remains of men since the Flood."
mornings
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From this reading My father spends his mornings in those lata silentia, as Virgil calls the world beyond the grave.
Museum
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
notes
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From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
now
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
own
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
Pisistratus
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From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
place
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From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
remains
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From this reading There, are interred all the remains of men since the Flood."
rubbed
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From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
Russell
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
said
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From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
settled
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
silentia
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From this reading My father spends his mornings in those lata silentia, as Virgil calls the world beyond the grave.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There, are interred all the remains of men since the Flood."
spectacles
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From this reading "Pisistratus," said my father one evening, as he arranged his notes before him and rubbed his spectacles, "Pisistratus, a great library is an awful place!
spends
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From this reading My father spends his mornings in those lata silentia, as Virgil calls the world beyond the grave.
state
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
Street
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And a world beyond the grave we may well call that land of the ghosts,--a book collection.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
There
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From this reading There, are interred all the remains of men since the Flood."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading My father spends his mornings in those lata silentia, as Virgil calls the world beyond the grave.
three
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From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now behold us, three days after my arrival, settled in all the state and grandeur of our own house in Russell Street, Bloomsbury, the library of the Museum close at hand.
Virgil
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From this reading My father spends his mornings in those lata silentia, as Virgil calls the world beyond the grave.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And a world beyond the grave we may well call that land of the ghosts,--a book collection.
well
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From this reading And a world beyond the grave we may well call that land of the ghosts,--a book collection.
world
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From this reading My father spends his mornings in those lata silentia, as Virgil calls the world beyond the grave.
