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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 GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
accident
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From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
all
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
arm
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From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was gazing at it moodily when Millicent came in.
awkwardly
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From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
back
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
brightened
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From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
came
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From this reading He was gazing at it moodily when Millicent came in.
Canadian
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From this reading Two or three Canadian newspapers lay on the floor and he held a few letters in one hand.
cheerless
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
coloring
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
couch
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From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
distinctive
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
face
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From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
few
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From this reading Two or three Canadian newspapers lay on the floor and he held a few letters in one hand.
fir
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
floor
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From this reading Two or three Canadian newspapers lay on the floor and he held a few letters in one hand.
foreground
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
GAINS
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From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
gazing
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From this reading He was gazing at it moodily when Millicent came in.
GLADWYNE
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From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
hand
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From this reading Two or three Canadian newspapers lay on the floor and he held a few letters in one hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two or three Canadian newspapers lay on the floor and he held a few letters in one hand.
head
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From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
held
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From this reading Two or three Canadian newspapers lay on the floor and he held a few letters in one hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two or three Canadian newspapers lay on the floor and he held a few letters in one hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was gazing at it moodily when Millicent came in.
lay
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From this reading Two or three Canadian newspapers lay on the floor and he held a few letters in one hand.
leaden-colored
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
letters
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From this reading Two or three Canadian newspapers lay on the floor and he held a few letters in one hand.
Lisle
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From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
lost
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
lowering
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
lying
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From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
Millicent
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From this reading He was gazing at it moodily when Millicent came in.
moodily
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From this reading He was gazing at it moodily when Millicent came in.
moor
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
Nasmyth's
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From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
near
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From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
newspapers
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From this reading Two or three Canadian newspapers lay on the floor and he held a few letters in one hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three Canadian newspapers lay on the floor and he held a few letters in one hand.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
POINTnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
prospect
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
raised
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From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
reproof
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From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
shook
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From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
sight
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From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
sitting-room
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From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
sky
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
Some
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From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
stretch
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
sweep
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
three
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From this reading Two or three Canadian newspapers lay on the floor and he held a few letters in one hand.
Two
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From this reading Two or three Canadian newspapers lay on the floor and he held a few letters in one hand.
uninjured
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From this reading His face brightened at the sight of her, and he raised himself awkwardly with his uninjured arm, but she shook her head at him in reproof.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
weeks
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From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was gazing at it moodily when Millicent came in.
window
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From this reading GLADWYNE GAINS A POINT Some weeks had passed since the accident and Lisle was lying one afternoon on a couch near a window of Nasmyth's sitting-room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
wood
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From this reading The prospect outside was cheerless--a stretch of leaden-colored moor running back into a lowering sky, with a sweep of fir wood that had lost all distinctive coloring in the foreground.
