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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 AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were women's things lying about; there were flowers in a bowl on a low, strong table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
architecture
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
artistic
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From this reading The room was a small one; beneath the artistic wall-paper one detected the outline of square-hewn stones.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The room was a small one; beneath the artistic wall-paper one detected the outline of square-hewn stones.
bowl
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From this reading There were women's things lying about; there were flowers in a bowl on a low, strong table.
chairs
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From this reading There were a few good engravings on the wall; deep-curtained windows, low chairs, a sofa, a fan.
deep-curtained
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From this reading There were a few good engravings on the wall; deep-curtained windows, low chairs, a sofa, a fan.
deep-embrasured
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
detected
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From this reading The room was a small one; beneath the artistic wall-paper one detected the outline of square-hewn stones.
engravings
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From this reading There were a few good engravings on the wall; deep-curtained windows, low chairs, a sofa, a fan.
fan
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From this reading There were a few good engravings on the wall; deep-curtained windows, low chairs, a sofa, a fan.
farm
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
few
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From this reading There were a few good engravings on the wall; deep-curtained windows, low chairs, a sofa, a fan.
flowers
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From this reading There were women's things lying about; there were flowers in a bowl on a low, strong table.
fortified
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were a few good engravings on the wall; deep-curtained windows, low chairs, a sofa, a fan.
house
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
hum
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From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
like
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
lose
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From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
low
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
lying
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From this reading There were women's things lying about; there were flowers in a bowl on a low, strong table.
mingle
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From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
mumbled
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
music
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From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were women's things lying about; there were flowers in a bowl on a low, strong table.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
Oster
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
out
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From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
outline
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From this reading The room was a small one; beneath the artistic wall-paper one detected the outline of square-hewn stones.
pine-woods
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From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
remarkably
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
river
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
rolled
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From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
room
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From this reading The room was a small one; beneath the artistic wall-paper one detected the outline of square-hewn stones.
small
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From this reading The room was a small one; beneath the artistic wall-paper one detected the outline of square-hewn stones.
sofa
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From this reading There were a few good engravings on the wall; deep-curtained windows, low chairs, a sofa, a fan.
softly
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
square-hewn
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From this reading The room was a small one; beneath the artistic wall-paper one detected the outline of square-hewn stones.
stone
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
stones
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From this reading The room was a small one; beneath the artistic wall-paper one detected the outline of square-hewn stones.
strong
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From this reading There were women's things lying about; there were flowers in a bowl on a low, strong table.
table
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From this reading There were women's things lying about; there were flowers in a bowl on a low, strong table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
There
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From this reading There were women's things lying about; there were flowers in a bowl on a low, strong table.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
things
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From this reading There were women's things lying about; there were flowers in a bowl on a low, strong table.
THORS
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
voice
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From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
wall
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From this reading There were a few good engravings on the wall; deep-curtained windows, low chairs, a sofa, a fan.
wall-paper
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From this reading The room was a small one; beneath the artistic wall-paper one detected the outline of square-hewn stones.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
water
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From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were women's things lying about; there were flowers in a bowl on a low, strong table.
wide
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From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
windows
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From this reading AT THORS Below the windows of a long, low, stone house, in its architecture remarkably like a fortified farm--below these deep-embrasured windows the river Oster mumbled softly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
women's
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From this reading There were women's things lying about; there were flowers in a bowl on a low, strong table.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of the windows was wide open, and with the voice of the water a wonderful music rolled out to mingle and lose itself in the hum of the pine-woods.
