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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 Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
all
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading It had an ancient look and an ancient smell, and the few articles of plain oak furniture harmonized with it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
articles
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From this reading It had an ancient look and an ancient smell, and the few articles of plain oak furniture harmonized with it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
Border
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From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
built
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From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
ceiling
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From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
day
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
dinner
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From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
drifted
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From this reading The window stood wide open, and the fragrance of a grove of silver firs outside drifted in.
easy-chair
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From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
few
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From this reading It had an ancient look and an ancient smell, and the few articles of plain oak furniture harmonized with it.
fields
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
filled
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
firs
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From this reading The window stood wide open, and the fragrance of a grove of silver firs outside drifted in.
fragrance
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From this reading The window stood wide open, and the fragrance of a grove of silver firs outside drifted in.
furnished
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From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
furniture
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From this reading It had an ancient look and an ancient smell, and the few articles of plain oak furniture harmonized with it.
GATHERS
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From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
good-humor
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
grove
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From this reading The window stood wide open, and the fragrance of a grove of silver firs outside drifted in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
hand
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From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
harmonized
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From this reading It had an ancient look and an ancient smell, and the few articles of plain oak furniture harmonized with it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
higher
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
house
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From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
INFORMATION
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From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
languid
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
lay
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From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
LISLE
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From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had an ancient look and an ancient smell, and the few articles of plain oak furniture harmonized with it.
lounging
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From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
Nasmyth's
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From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
now
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
oak
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From this reading It had an ancient look and an ancient smell, and the few articles of plain oak furniture harmonized with it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
old
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From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The window stood wide open, and the fragrance of a grove of silver firs outside drifted in.
opposite
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From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
out
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From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The window stood wide open, and the fragrance of a grove of silver firs outside drifted in.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
paneled
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From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
partridges
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
pele
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From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
pipe
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From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
plain
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From this reading It had an ancient look and an ancient smell, and the few articles of plain oak furniture harmonized with it.
pleasantly
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
remains
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From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
room
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From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
silver
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From this reading The window stood wide open, and the fragrance of a grove of silver firs outside drifted in.
simply
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From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
smell
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From this reading It had an ancient look and an ancient smell, and the few articles of plain oak furniture harmonized with it.
smoking-room
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From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The window stood wide open, and the fragrance of a grove of silver firs outside drifted in.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
tired
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
turnip
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
up
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
very
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From this reading Nasmyth's house was old--it had been built out of the remains of a Border pele--and the room was paneled to the ceiling and very simply furnished.
walking
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From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had been walking up partridges among the higher turnip fields all day, and now both were pleasantly tired and filled with languid good-humor.
wide
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From this reading The window stood wide open, and the fragrance of a grove of silver firs outside drifted in.
window
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From this reading The window stood wide open, and the fragrance of a grove of silver firs outside drifted in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading LISLE GATHERS INFORMATION Nasmyth's dinner was over and he lay, pipe in hand, in an easy-chair in his smoking-room, with Lisle lounging opposite him.
