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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 one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
anticipation
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From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
blew
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
blow
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
blue
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
branches
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
breeze
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
bring
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
Carew's
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From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
caught
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
caution
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
coat
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
curtains
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From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
departure
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From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
dismantled
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From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
down
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From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
drawn
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From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
eye
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
fairly
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
feasible
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
finding
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
fixed
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
given
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
glimpse
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
half-waynounUS /half-way/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
house
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From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
interior
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
intervened
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
ledge
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From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
less
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
level
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
line
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
linen
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
low-growing
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
maple
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
more
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
most
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
Mrs
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From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
narrow
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
nearly
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not quite.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
off
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
offered
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
peep-hole
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
perceptibly
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
placed
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
position
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
proportions
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
protected
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From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But not quite.
revealed
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
room
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
satisfactory
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
saw
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
see
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
shade
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From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
shifted
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
snowy
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
some
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
soon
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
space
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
There
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From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
throwing
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
top
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
utmost
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
waited
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
wall
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From this reading With utmost caution I shifted my position till I could bring my eye fairly in line with the interior of this room, and finding that the glimpse given revealed little but a blue wall and some snowy linen, I waited for the breeze to blow that I might see more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no curtains to this window--the house being half dismantled in anticipation of Mrs. Carew's departure--but it was still protected by a shade, and this was drawn down, nearly to the ledge.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
widened
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From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A narrow space intervened which, to an eye placed where mine was, offered a peep-hole of more or less satisfactory proportions, and this space, I soon saw, widened perceptibly from time to time as the wind caught at the shade and blew it in.
window
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From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The one which looked most feasible was a maple with low-growing branches, and throwing off my coat I was soon half-way to its top and on a level, or nearly so, with the window on which I had fixed my eye.
