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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 Unsightly now and scentless, it was once a beautiful specimen of the florist’s art.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
agree
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
all
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unsightly now and scentless, it was once a beautiful specimen of the florist’s art.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Unsightly now and scentless, it was once a beautiful specimen of the florist’s art.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Interesting as was this find, it was followed by one still more so.
back
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
beautiful
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From this reading Unsightly now and scentless, it was once a beautiful specimen of the florist’s art.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
bouquet
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From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
bridal
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From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
bride
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
bunch
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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called
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
carried
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catastrophe
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cloak
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From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
clusters
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
coincidence
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conceivable
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
connected
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
find
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From this reading Interesting as was this find, it was followed by one still more so.
fled
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
florist's
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From this reading Unsightly now and scentless, it was once a beautiful specimen of the florist’s art.
folds
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From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
followed
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From this reading Interesting as was this find, it was followed by one still more so.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
forgot
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
horror
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
how
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
hung
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
Interesting
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From this reading Interesting as was this find, it was followed by one still more so.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Interesting as was this find, it was followed by one still more so.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
lay
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From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
lesser
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
library
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
lilies
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
main
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
moment
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
more
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Nestled
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From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
noted
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
now
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From this reading Unsightly now and scentless, it was once a beautiful specimen of the florist’s art.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
once
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From this reading Unsightly now and scentless, it was once a beautiful specimen of the florist’s art.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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only
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From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
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place
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
put
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
recalled
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
remains
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From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
ribbon
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
ribbons
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
room
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
roses
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
satin
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
scentless
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From this reading Unsightly now and scentless, it was once a beautiful specimen of the florist’s art.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
shudder
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
similar
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Interesting as was this find, it was followed by one still more so.
speaking
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specimen
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From this reading Unsightly now and scentless, it was once a beautiful specimen of the florist’s art.
speculate
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
staying
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Interesting as was this find, it was followed by one still more so.
taken
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Interesting as was this find, it was followed by one still more so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
Unsightly
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From this reading Unsightly now and scentless, it was once a beautiful specimen of the florist’s art.
up
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
upstairs
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use
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From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Interesting as was this find, it was followed by one still more so.
way
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From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As I noted how the main bunch of roses and lilies was connected by long satin ribbons to the lesser clusters which hung from it, I recalled with conceivable horror the use to which a similar ribbon had been put in the room below.
withered
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From this reading Nestled in the folds of the cloak, lay the withered remains of what could only have been the bridal bouquet.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In the shudder called up by this coincidence I forgot to speculate how a bouquet carried by the bride could have found its way back to this upstairs room when, as all accounts agree, she had fled from the parlor below without speaking or staying foot the moment she was told of the catastrophe which had taken place in the library.
