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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 an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
apartment
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From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
breach
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
Byron
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
continually
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From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
daily
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
dangerous
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
dark
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
dining-room
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
door
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From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
doors
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
ends
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From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
extremity
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From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
feet
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From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
filled
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From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
folding-screen
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From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
four
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From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
frame
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From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
Frensham
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
FRENSHAM'S
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
gilt
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From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
glass
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
glazed
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
gloom
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From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
heard
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From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
high
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From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
house
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
hungry
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
illumined
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From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
important
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
large
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From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
late
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
lead
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
leaves
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From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
lighted
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From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
Lord
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
Matthew
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
mirror
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From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
naughty
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
Near
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From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
opening
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From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
opposite
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From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
original
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
other
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From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
out
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
painted
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
Paris
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
Peel-Swynnerton
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
Pension
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
persons
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
place
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
portion
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From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
procession
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
roses
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
round
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From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
Rue
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
sat
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
sated
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
screen
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From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
self-conscious
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
shutting
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From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
smaller
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
solemn
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
sound
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From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
state
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
sufficiently
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From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
table
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From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
tarnished
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From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
there
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From this reading FRENSHAM'S I Matthew Peel-Swynnerton sat in the long dining-room of the Pension Frensham, Rue Lord Byron, Paris; and he looked out of place there.
thirty
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From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Near the mirror was a high folding-screen of four leaves, and behind this screen could be heard the sound of a door continually shutting and opening.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
twice
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
two
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From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
very
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From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
wall
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From this reading The gloom of the other extremity was illumined by a large mirror in a tarnished gilt frame, which filled a good portion of the wall opposite the windows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
width
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From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
windows
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From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was an apartment about thirty feet in length, and of the width of two windows, which sufficiently lighted one half of a very long table with round ends.
wreaths
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From this reading In the long wall to the left of the windows were two doors, one dark and important, a door of state, through which a procession of hungry and a procession of sated solemn self-conscious persons passed twice daily, and the other, a smaller door, glazed, its glass painted with wreaths of roses, not an original door of the house, but a late breach in the wall, that seemed to lead to the dangerous and to the naughty.
