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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 The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
allowed
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From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An old fireplace was on one side, but this was hidden by a screen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
came
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From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
casement
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From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
caused
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From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
doubt
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From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
elusive
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From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
eyes
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From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
fireplace
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From this reading An old fireplace was on one side, but this was hidden by a screen.
floating
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From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
grown
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From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
hidden
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From this reading An old fireplace was on one side, but this was hidden by a screen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
honeysuckle
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From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
immaculate
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From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
indoors
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From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
large
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From this reading The room in which he sat was large.
lawn
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From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
light
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From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
near
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From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
nostrils
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From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
odour
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From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
old
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From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An old fireplace was on one side, but this was hidden by a screen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading An old fireplace was on one side, but this was hidden by a screen.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
peculiarly
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From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
perfume
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From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
place
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From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
presence
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From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
purlieus
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From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
reality
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From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
room
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From this reading The room in which he sat was large.
sat
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From this reading The room in which he sat was large.
screen
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From this reading An old fireplace was on one side, but this was hidden by a screen.
see
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From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
shabby
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From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
shrub
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From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
side
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From this reading An old fireplace was on one side, but this was hidden by a screen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
sweet
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From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
then
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From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
unsightly
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From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
up
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From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He could see through the casement an old and shabby honeysuckle, and it was from this the odour came, so elusive as to make him doubt its reality.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The room in which he sat was large.
why
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From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
window
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From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered why so unsightly a shrub as this had grown to be was allowed a place in the purlieus of the immaculate lawn, then his eyes came indoors.
zephyr
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From this reading The presence of a peculiarly sweet perfume, brought to his nostrils by a light zephyr floating through the open window near, caused him to look up.
