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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 a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
agreeable
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From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
bedroom
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
cabinet
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
Christine
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From this reading Christine only smiled.
Cork
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From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.
cosiness
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From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.
curtained
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From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.
cut
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
de
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
divan
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
entered
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From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
FLAT
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From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
heavily
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From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.
installed
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
L
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
larger
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
like
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
man
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From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
narrow
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
November
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From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
off
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
only
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From this reading Christine only smiled.
opening
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
piano
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
remarked
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From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.
room
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
see
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From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.
shaped
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
sideboard
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
sitting-room
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
small
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
smiled
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From this reading Christine only smiled.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
soon
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From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
Street
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From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.
streets
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From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
thick
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.
toilette
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
top
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From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
warmth
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From this reading As soon as they entered it the man remarked on its warmth and its cosiness, so agreeable after the November streets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FLAT Her flat was in Cork Street.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.
window
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From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a long, narrow flat--a small sitting-room with a piano and a sideboard, opening into a larger bedroom shaped like a thick L. The short top of the L, not cut off from the rest of the room, was installed as a _cabinet de toilette_, but it had a divan.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From the divan, behind which was a heavily curtained window, you could see right through the flat to the curtained window of the sitting-room.
