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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 room was a contrast to that which had at first been assigned to the young maiden.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EVENING AND MORNING.
apartment
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
ascetic
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From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
assigned
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From this reading The room was a contrast to that which had at first been assigned to the young maiden.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The room was a contrast to that which had at first been assigned to the young maiden.
attendant
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
belonged
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From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
blots
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
Bruce
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From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
called
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From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
chosen
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
cloistered
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From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
conduct
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
contrast
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From this reading The room was a contrast to that which had at first been assigned to the young maiden.
convenience
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
day
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
dismissing
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
dusky
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
Emmie
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
EVENING
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From this reading EVENING AND MORNING.
fastened
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
fireplace
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From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was a contrast to that which had at first been assigned to the young maiden.
foolish
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
How
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
large
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
made
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading The room was a contrast to that which had at first been assigned to the young maiden.
maps
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
more
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
MORNINGnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EVENING AND MORNING.
murmured
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
narrow
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
only
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
own
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
paper
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
patches
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
peeling-off
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
possess
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From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
practical
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
room
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From this reading The room was a contrast to that which had at first been assigned to the young maiden.
sat
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
small
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
some
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From this reading The cell, as Bruce had called it, did not possess even a fireplace, and might have belonged to some cloistered ascetic.
stained
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The room was a contrast to that which had at first been assigned to the young maiden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
three
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
unframed
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
up
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
visible
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
walls
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was a contrast to that which had at first been assigned to the young maiden.
weak
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
whiteness
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From this reading The stained, dusky, peeling-off paper on the narrow walls had its blots and patches made only more visible by the whiteness of three large unframed maps, which the practical Bruce had fastened up for his own convenience.
wrong
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From this reading "How foolish--how weak--how wrong has been my conduct through this day!" murmured Emmie to herself, as, after dismissing her attendant, she sat alone in the small apartment which she had chosen for her own.
young
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From this reading The room was a contrast to that which had at first been assigned to the young maiden.
