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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 It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
artistic
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From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
brightly
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From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
burning
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From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
civilization
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From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
colors
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From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
companion
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From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
deal
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From this reading "You have a good deal to tell me," Millicent suggested at length.
dealt
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From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
death
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From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
decorated
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From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
delicate
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From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
Dinner
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From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
discreetly
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From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
drawing-room
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From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
ease
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From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
elderly
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From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
elemental
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From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
evidences
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From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
felt
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From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
fire
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From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
fresh
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From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
girl
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From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have a good deal to tell me," Millicent suggested at length.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
harsher
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From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have a good deal to tell me," Millicent suggested at length.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
hearth
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From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
hunger
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From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
ill
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From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
jarred
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From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
led
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From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading "You have a good deal to tell me," Millicent suggested at length.
lighted
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From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
luxury
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From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have a good deal to tell me," Millicent suggested at length.
Millicent
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From this reading "You have a good deal to tell me," Millicent suggested at length.
Millicent's
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From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
more
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From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
NASMYTH
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From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
rather
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From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
refinement
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From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
relate
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From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
rocks
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From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
shadowy
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From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
snow-covered
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From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
sound
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From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
STORY
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From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
suggested
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From this reading "You have a good deal to tell me," Millicent suggested at length.
surroundings
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From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
tastefully
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From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have a good deal to tell me," Millicent suggested at length.
TELLS
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From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
things
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From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
toil
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From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
ugly
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From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading NASMYTH TELLS HIS STORY Dinner was over, and Millicent's elderly companion had discreetly left them alone, when the girl led Nasmyth into her drawing-room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
wood
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From this reading It was brightly lighted and was tastefully decorated in delicate colors, and a wood fire was burning on the hearth; but, for the first time that he could remember, Nasmyth felt ill at ease in it.
woods
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From this reading He was fresh from the snow-covered rocks and shadowy woods and the refinement and artistic luxury of his surroundings rather jarred on him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The story he had to relate dealt with elemental things--hunger, toil, and death--it would sound harsher and more ugly amid the evidences of civilization.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have a good deal to tell me," Millicent suggested at length.
