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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 Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Between these two was a smaller room, of the same breadth as the hall, which was used as a gunroom, storeroom, and general convenience room.
assuming
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
back
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
backs
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between these two was a smaller room, of the same breadth as the hall, which was used as a gunroom, storeroom, and general convenience room.
big
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
blocked
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
breadth
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From this reading Between these two was a smaller room, of the same breadth as the hall, which was used as a gunroom, storeroom, and general convenience room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
chimney-piece
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
convenience
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From this reading Between these two was a smaller room, of the same breadth as the hall, which was used as a gunroom, storeroom, and general convenience room.
corner
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
corresponding
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
Court
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
covered
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
Dark
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
deep
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From this reading The two rooms on either side of the deep hall in the front of the house were the drawing room, on the same side as the library, and the morning room opposite.
dining
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
door
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
drawing
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From this reading The two rooms on either side of the deep hall in the front of the house were the drawing room, on the same side as the library, and the morning room opposite.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The two rooms on either side of the deep hall in the front of the house were the drawing room, on the same side as the library, and the morning room opposite.
fireplace
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
formed
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
front
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
general
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From this reading Between these two was a smaller room, of the same breadth as the hall, which was used as a gunroom, storeroom, and general convenience room.
grate
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
gunroom
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From this reading Between these two was a smaller room, of the same breadth as the hall, which was used as a gunroom, storeroom, and general convenience room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
hall
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
high
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
house
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two rooms on either side of the deep hall in the front of the house were the drawing room, on the same side as the library, and the morning room opposite.
inserted
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
inside
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
just
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
large
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
largely
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
Layton
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
library
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
Like
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
many
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
modern
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
modernised
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
morning
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From this reading The two rooms on either side of the deep hall in the front of the house were the drawing room, on the same side as the library, and the morning room opposite.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
oak
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
opposite
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From this reading The two rooms on either side of the deep hall in the front of the house were the drawing room, on the same side as the library, and the morning room opposite.
other
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
panelling
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
Puzzled
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
right-hand
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
room
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
rooms
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Between these two was a smaller room, of the same breadth as the hall, which was used as a gunroom, storeroom, and general convenience room.
Sheringham
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From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
side
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
smaller
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From this reading Between these two was a smaller room, of the same breadth as the hall, which was used as a gunroom, storeroom, and general convenience room.
standing
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From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
still
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
storeroom
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From this reading Between these two was a smaller room, of the same breadth as the hall, which was used as a gunroom, storeroom, and general convenience room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Sheringham is Puzzled Like many of the other rooms at Layton Court, the library had been largely modernised.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Between these two was a smaller room, of the same breadth as the hall, which was used as a gunroom, storeroom, and general convenience room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
two
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From this reading Between these two was a smaller room, of the same breadth as the hall, which was used as a gunroom, storeroom, and general convenience room.
up
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
used
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From this reading Between these two was a smaller room, of the same breadth as the hall, which was used as a gunroom, storeroom, and general convenience room.
walls
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From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
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 large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The room was a large one and (assuming that we are standing just inside the hall with our backs to the front door) formed the right-hand corner of the back of the house corresponding with the dining room on the other side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two rooms on either side of the deep hall in the front of the house were the drawing room, on the same side as the library, and the morning room opposite.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Between these two was a smaller room, of the same breadth as the hall, which was used as a gunroom, storeroom, and general convenience room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dark oak panelling still covered the walls, but the big open fireplace, with its high chimney-piece, had been blocked up and a modern grate inserted.
