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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
agreeable
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From this reading Mrs. Braiding had left an agreeable modest fire--fit for cold April--in the drawing-room.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Braiding had left an agreeable modest fire--fit for cold April--in the drawing-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
apartment
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
April
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From this reading Mrs. Braiding had left an agreeable modest fire--fit for cold April--in the drawing-room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
beauty
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
BRAIDING
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From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
Christine
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From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
cold
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From this reading Mrs. Braiding had left an agreeable modest fire--fit for cold April--in the drawing-room.
compose
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From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
decorative
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
desired
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From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
disturbed
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From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
down
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
drawing-room
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From this reading Mrs. Braiding had left an agreeable modest fire--fit for cold April--in the drawing-room.
entered
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From this reading Mrs. Braiding entered the drawing-room.
examine
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From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
excesses
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
familiar
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
fire
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From this reading Mrs. Braiding had left an agreeable modest fire--fit for cold April--in the drawing-room.
fit
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From this reading Mrs. Braiding had left an agreeable modest fire--fit for cold April--in the drawing-room.
floor
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
footsteps
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Braiding had left an agreeable modest fire--fit for cold April--in the drawing-room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
front
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
G
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From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Braiding had left an agreeable modest fire--fit for cold April--in the drawing-room.
harmonious
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
heard
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
home
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From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
insipid
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
J
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From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
just
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Braiding had left an agreeable modest fire--fit for cold April--in the drawing-room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
modest
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From this reading Mrs. Braiding had left an agreeable modest fire--fit for cold April--in the drawing-room.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
once
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From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
partly
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From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
Queen's
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
rather
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
room
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
sat
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
seem
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
solitude
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From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
stairway
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Braiding had left an agreeable modest fire--fit for cold April--in the drawing-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
tranquillising
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
upper
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From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BRAIDING G.J. went home at once, partly so that Christine should not be disturbed, partly because he desired solitude in order to examine and compose his mind.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had just sat down in front of it and was tranquillising himself in the familiar harmonious beauty of the apartment (which, however, did seem rather insipid after the decorative excesses of Queen's room), when he heard footsteps on the little stairway from the upper floor.
