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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 large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, now," said Wimsey, "what about it?"
all
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From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
Army
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
arranged
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From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
Atlas
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
bay
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From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
bays
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From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
Bellona
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From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
Blocked
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From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
bookshelves
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From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
carried
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From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
chairs
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From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
Club
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From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
confessional
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From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
confidential
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From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
consult
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
contained
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From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
conversation
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From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
deserted
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
farthest
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From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
Finds
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From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
four
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From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
hunt
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
immured
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From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
large
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From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
library
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From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
list
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
most
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
never
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From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
now
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From this reading "Well, now," said Wimsey, "what about it?"
Occasionally
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
part
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
pleasant
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From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
privacy
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From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
quiet
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From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
room
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From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
said
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From this reading "Well, now," said Wimsey, "what about it?"
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
Sitting
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From this reading Sitting in the farthest bay, immured by books and silence, confidential conversation could be carried on with all the privacy of the confessional.
some
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
Strategy
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
Suit
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From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
Tactics
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
There
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From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
three
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From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
Times
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
up
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
wander
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --_And Finds The Club Suit Blocked_ There never was anybody in the library at the Bellona.
Well
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From this reading "Well, now," said Wimsey, "what about it?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, now," said Wimsey, "what about it?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
Wimsey
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From this reading "Well, now," said Wimsey, "what about it?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
work
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From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Occasionally some one would wander in to consult the Times Atlas, or a work on Strategy and Tactics, or to hunt up an ancient Army list, but for the most part it was deserted.
writing-table
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From this reading It was a large, quiet, pleasant room, with the bookshelves arranged in bays; each of which contained a writing-table and three or four chairs.
