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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 cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading T. B. Smith sat alone in his office in Scotland Yard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
B
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From this reading T. B. Smith sat alone in his office in Scotland Yard.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
blotted
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From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
bright
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
bulk
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From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
chaste
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From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
cheery
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From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
clock
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
comfort
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From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
days
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From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
dense
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From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
eccentricities
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
electroliers
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From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
elegance
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From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
Embankment
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From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
even
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From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
expected
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From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
experts
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From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
fire
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
fireplace
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
fog
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From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
glowed
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
hand
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading T. B. Smith sat alone in his office in Scotland Yard.
Houses
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From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading T. B. Smith sat alone in his office in Scotland Yard.
inducement
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From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
lain
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From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
linger
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From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
London
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From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
lover
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From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
mantelpiece
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
meal
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
musically
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
necessary
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
oak
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From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
offered
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From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
office
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From this reading T. B. Smith sat alone in his office in Scotland Yard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
out
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From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
Outside
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From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
pall
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From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
panelling
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From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
paraphernalia
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
Parliament
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From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
polished
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From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
preparing
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
red
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
relied
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From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
river
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From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
room
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From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
sat
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From this reading T. B. Smith sat alone in his office in Scotland Yard.
Scotland
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From this reading T. B. Smith sat alone in his office in Scotland Yard.
silver
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
Smith
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From this reading T. B. Smith sat alone in his office in Scotland Yard.
Smith's
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
strange
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
T
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From this reading T. B. Smith sat alone in his office in Scotland Yard.
tea-supper
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
teapot
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
ticked
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
tiled
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
tiny
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
tray
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
two
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From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
weather
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From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Outside, the Embankment, the river, even the bulk of the Houses of Parliament were blotted out by the dense fog.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
white-covered
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From this reading The fire glowed bright and red in the tiled fireplace, a silver clock on the mantelpiece ticked musically, and at his hand was a white-covered tray with a tiny silver teapot, and the paraphernalia necessary for preparing his meal--that strange tea-supper which was one of T. B. Smith's eccentricities.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cheery room, with its polished oak panelling and the chaste elegance of its electroliers, offered every inducement to a lover of comfort to linger.
Yard
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From this reading T. B. Smith sat alone in his office in Scotland Yard.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading For two days London had lain under the pall, and if the weather experts might be relied upon, yet another two days of fog was to be expected.
