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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 beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing else in his studio that he, cared much about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
beautiful
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
bed
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
cared
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From this reading There was nothing else in his studio that he, cared much about.
Child
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From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
divined
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From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
doors
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From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
else
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From this reading There was nothing else in his studio that he, cared much about.
employed
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From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
finished
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From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
fire
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From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
going
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From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
gone
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From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
instantly
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From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
just
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From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
light
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From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
mews
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From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
middle
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From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
misfortune
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From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
much
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From this reading There was nothing else in his studio that he, cared much about.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing else in his studio that he, cared much about.
o'clock
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
out
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
roadway
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From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
Rodney
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
saw
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From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
seen
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From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
situated
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From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
six
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
studio
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From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
summer
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing else in his studio that he, cared much about.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
There
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From this reading There was nothing else in his studio that he, cared much about.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
turned
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From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
usually
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From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
very
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From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
Virgin
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From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
walk
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From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful summer morning, and Rodney was out of his bed at six o'clock.
well
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From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
wide
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From this reading He had never seen her standing in the middle of the roadway before and his doors wide open, and he instantly divined a misfortune, and thought of the Virgin and Child he had just finished.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
woman
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From this reading But as he turned into the mews in which his studio was situated he saw the woman whom he employed to light his fire standing in the middle of the roadway.
work
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From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
yesterday's
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From this reading He usually went for a walk before going to his studio, and this morning his walk had been a very pleasant one, for yesterday's work had gone well with him.
