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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 Despite the fact that he was a several days' guest in the Big House, so big was it that the music room was new territory.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
appeared
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From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
atmosphere
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
Big
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From this reading Despite the fact that he was a several days' guest in the Big House, so big was it that the music room was new territory.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
ceiling
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
contemplating
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
day
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From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
days
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From this reading Despite the fact that he was a several days' guest in the Big House, so big was it that the music room was new territory.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite the fact that he was a several days' guest in the Big House, so big was it that the music room was new territory.
diffused
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
entered
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From this reading Red tones entered largely into the walls and furnishing, and the place, to him, seemed to hold the hush of music.
entrance
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
exquisite
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
eye
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
fact
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From this reading Despite the fact that he was a several days' guest in the Big House, so big was it that the music room was new territory.
far
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
Forrest
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From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
furnishing
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From this reading Red tones entered largely into the walls and furnishing, and the place, to him, seemed to hold the hush of music.
glass
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
golden
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
Graham
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From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
guest
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From this reading Despite the fact that he was a several days' guest in the Big House, so big was it that the music room was new territory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Despite the fact that he was a several days' guest in the Big House, so big was it that the music room was new territory.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Red tones entered largely into the walls and furnishing, and the place, to him, seemed to hold the hush of music.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
hold
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From this reading Red tones entered largely into the walls and furnishing, and the place, to him, seemed to hold the hush of music.
hostess
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
House
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From this reading Despite the fact that he was a several days' guest in the Big House, so big was it that the music room was new territory.
hush
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From this reading Red tones entered largely into the walls and furnishing, and the place, to him, seemed to hold the hush of music.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
inevitable
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
Keith
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
largely
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From this reading Red tones entered largely into the walls and furnishing, and the place, to him, seemed to hold the hush of music.
lazily
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
light
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
lofty
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
middle
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From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
music
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From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
new
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From this reading Despite the fact that he was a several days' guest in the Big House, so big was it that the music room was new territory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
Paula
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From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
place
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From this reading Red tones entered largely into the walls and furnishing, and the place, to him, seemed to hold the hush of music.
possibly
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
Red
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From this reading Red tones entered largely into the walls and furnishing, and the place, to him, seemed to hold the hush of music.
restlessly
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From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
rising
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
room
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From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
saw
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Red tones entered largely into the walls and furnishing, and the place, to him, seemed to hold the hush of music.
several
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From this reading Despite the fact that he was a several days' guest in the Big House, so big was it that the music room was new territory.
sheep
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
sixty
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
skylight
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Despite the fact that he was a several days' guest in the Big House, so big was it that the music room was new territory.
straying
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From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
sun-gloried
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
tail
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
ten
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From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
territory
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From this reading Despite the fact that he was a several days' guest in the Big House, so big was it that the music room was new territory.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Despite the fact that he was a several days' guest in the Big House, so big was it that the music room was new territory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
thirty-five
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
tones
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From this reading Red tones entered largely into the walls and furnishing, and the place, to him, seemed to hold the hush of music.
triumph
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
trussed
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
twilight-shadowed
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From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
walls
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From this reading Red tones entered largely into the walls and furnishing, and the place, to him, seemed to hold the hush of music.
wandered
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From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
warm
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Graham was lazily contemplating a Keith with its inevitable triumph of sun-gloried atmosphere and twilight-shadowed sheep, when, from the tail of his eye, he saw his hostess come in from the far entrance.
wondering
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From this reading It was long after ten in the morning, when Graham, straying about restlessly and wondering if Paula Forrest ever appeared before the middle of the day, wandered into the music room.
yellow
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From this reading It was an exquisite room, possibly thirty-five by sixty and rising to a lofty trussed ceiling where a warm golden light was diffused from a skylight of yellow glass.
