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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 If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
apartment
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
bachelor
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
best
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
book
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From this reading Young Clancy's eyes were fixed upon it, and his revery was so deep that a book fell from his hand to the floor without his notice.
bookcase
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
brooding
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
cavalry
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From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
certainly
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From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
Clancy
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
Clancy's
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From this reading Young Clancy's eyes were fixed upon it, and his revery was so deep that a book fell from his hand to the floor without his notice.
deep
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From this reading Young Clancy's eyes were fixed upon it, and his revery was so deep that a book fell from his hand to the floor without his notice.
degree
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From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
dented
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From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
disastrous
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
evening
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
eyes
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From this reading Young Clancy's eyes were fixed upon it, and his revery was so deep that a book fell from his hand to the floor without his notice.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
false
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
fell
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From this reading Young Clancy's eyes were fixed upon it, and his revery was so deep that a book fell from his hand to the floor without his notice.
few
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
fire
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
fixed
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From this reading Young Clancy's eyes were fixed upon it, and his revery was so deep that a book fell from his hand to the floor without his notice.
floor
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From this reading Young Clancy's eyes were fixed upon it, and his revery was so deep that a book fell from his hand to the floor without his notice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Young Clancy's eyes were fixed upon it, and his revery was so deep that a book fell from his hand to the floor without his notice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
hand
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From this reading Young Clancy's eyes were fixed upon it, and his revery was so deep that a book fell from his hand to the floor without his notice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
indicated
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From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
intellectual
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From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
lay
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
library
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
magazines
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
mantel
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From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
MARA
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
much
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From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
notice
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From this reading Young Clancy's eyes were fixed upon it, and his revery was so deep that a book fell from his hand to the floor without his notice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
Owen
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
period
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
pictures
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
prosperity
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From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
refined
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From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
results
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
revery
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From this reading Young Clancy's eyes were fixed upon it, and his revery was so deep that a book fell from his hand to the floor without his notice.
reviews
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
sabre
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From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
sat
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
scabbard
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From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
seen
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From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
service
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From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
several
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
severe
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From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
Sheba's
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
sitting-room
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From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
small
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
suggest
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From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
suspended
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From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
table
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
tastes
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From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
temporarily
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Above the mantel was suspended a cavalry sabre, its scabbard so dented as to suggest that it had seen much and severe service.
Uncle
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
unusually
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
walls
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
wealth
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From this reading If his sitting-room did not suggest wealth, it certainly indicated refined and intellectual tastes and a fair degree of prosperity.
well-selected
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From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A few fine pictures were on the walls, an unusually well-selected library, although a small one, was in a bookcase, while upon the table lay several of the best magazines and reviews of the period.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Young Clancy's eyes were fixed upon it, and his revery was so deep that a book fell from his hand to the floor without his notice.
witnessed
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From this reading MARA On the same evening which witnessed Uncle Sheba's false step and its temporarily disastrous results, Owen Clancy sat brooding over his fire in his bachelor apartment.
Young
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From this reading Young Clancy's eyes were fixed upon it, and his revery was so deep that a book fell from his hand to the floor without his notice.
