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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 --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
absents
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From this reading INGWORTH REDUX: TOFTREES COMPLACENS "Les absents ont toujours tort."
all
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From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning was dark and foggy.
appointed
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
breakfast
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
bright
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From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
burned
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From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
cold-greasy
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From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
COMPLACENS
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From this reading INGWORTH REDUX: TOFTREES COMPLACENS "Les absents ont toujours tort."
dark
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From this reading The morning was dark and foggy.
description
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
detailed
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
disgustingly
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From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
double
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From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
feet
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From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
fire
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From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
flat
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
foggy
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From this reading The morning was dark and foggy.
furnished
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
furniture
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
Gate
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
hearth
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From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
Herbert
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
how
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
INGWORTH
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From this reading INGWORTH REDUX: TOFTREES COMPLACENS "Les absents ont toujours tort."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
Lancaster
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
Les
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From this reading INGWORTH REDUX: TOFTREES COMPLACENS "Les absents ont toujours tort."
library
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
logs
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From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
London
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From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
luxuriously
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was dark and foggy.
Mr
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
Mrs
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
noise
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From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
ont
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From this reading INGWORTH REDUX: TOFTREES COMPLACENS "Les absents ont toujours tort."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
out
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
pavements
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From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
pedestrians
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From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
Proverb
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
put
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
rapped
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
REDUX
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From this reading INGWORTH REDUX: TOFTREES COMPLACENS "Les absents ont toujours tort."
Remington
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
room
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
shut
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From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
splendidly
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
stories
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
tiled
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From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
TOFTREES
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From this reading INGWORTH REDUX: TOFTREES COMPLACENS "Les absents ont toujours tort."
tort
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From this reading INGWORTH REDUX: TOFTREES COMPLACENS "Les absents ont toujours tort."
toujours
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From this reading INGWORTH REDUX: TOFTREES COMPLACENS "Les absents ont toujours tort."
town
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From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
well
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From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
wide
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From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
windows
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From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the library, with its double windows that shut out all noise, a bright fire of logs burned in the wide tiled hearth.
work
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From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading --_Proverb._ Mr. Herbert Toftrees was at work in the splendidly furnished library of his luxuriously appointed flat at Lancaster Gate--or at least that is how he would have put it in one of his stories, while, before _her_ Remington in the breakfast room Mrs. Herbert Toftrees would have rapped out a detailed description of the furniture.
year
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From this reading The London pavements had that disgustingly cold-greasy feeling beneath the feet that pedestrians in town know well at this time of year.
