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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 He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
amusedly
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From this reading "You'll find a chair in the corner," she told him, as he stopped in the doorway, looking amusedly at her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
apron
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
Argyl
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
Argyl's
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From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
arms
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You'll find a chair in the corner," she told him, as he stopped in the doorway, looking amusedly at her.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
back
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From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
blue
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
called
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From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
chair
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From this reading "You'll find a chair in the corner," she told him, as he stopped in the doorway, looking amusedly at her.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
completing
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
Conniston
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From this reading She turned to nod to Conniston and then back to her cooking.
Conniston's
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From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
cooking
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From this reading She turned to nod to Conniston and then back to her cooking.
corner
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From this reading "You'll find a chair in the corner," she told him, as he stopped in the doorway, looking amusedly at her.
cottage
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From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
cozy
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From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
door
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From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
doorway
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From this reading "You'll find a chair in the corner," she told him, as he stopped in the doorway, looking amusedly at her.
evening
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
find
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From this reading "You'll find a chair in the corner," she told him, as he stopped in the doorway, looking amusedly at her.
fire-place
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From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
flames
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
gingham
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You'll find a chair in the corner," she told him, as he stopped in the doorway, looking amusedly at her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
invitation
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From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
knock
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From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
larger
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From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
looking
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From this reading "You'll find a chair in the corner," she told him, as he stopped in the doorway, looking amusedly at her.
meal
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
nod
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From this reading She turned to nod to Conniston and then back to her cooking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
oil-stove
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
opened
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From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
plump
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
preparations
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
range-house
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From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
rear
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From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
rolled
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
room
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From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
scarcely
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From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
second
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From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned to nod to Conniston and then back to her cooking.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
sitting-room
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From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
sleeves
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
somewhere
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From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
stew-pans
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'll find a chair in the corner," she told him, as he stopped in the doorway, looking amusedly at her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
then
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From this reading She turned to nod to Conniston and then back to her cooking.
There
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She turned to nod to Conniston and then back to her cooking.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'll find a chair in the corner," she told him, as he stopped in the doorway, looking amusedly at her.
turned
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From this reading She turned to nod to Conniston and then back to her cooking.
up
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
voice
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From this reading At Conniston's knock Argyl's voice from somewhere in the back of the cottage called "Come in!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
way
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From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He opened the door, went through the cozy sitting-room, which was scarcely larger than the fire-place at the range-house, and at a second invitation found his way into the rear room.
white
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
yellow
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From this reading There an oil-stove was shooting up its yellow flames about a couple of stew-pans, and there Argyl herself, in blue gingham apron, her sleeves rolled up on her plump, white arms, was completing preparations for the evening meal.
You'll
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From this reading "You'll find a chair in the corner," she told him, as he stopped in the doorway, looking amusedly at her.
