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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 I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
absolutely
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From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then I recalled last night’s apparition, and felt an irresistible curiosity to look into the closet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
any
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From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
apparition
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away
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
cabinet
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carefully
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From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
carried
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
chest
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
clean
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From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
closet
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clothes
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
colour
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From this reading One end of the obi was in a layer of folded kimono of feminine colour.
curiosity
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From this reading Then I recalled last night’s apparition, and felt an irresistible curiosity to look into the closet.
down
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
draping
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
drawers
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
dusted
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From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
end
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From this reading One end of the obi was in a layer of folded kimono of feminine colour.
felt
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From this reading Then I recalled last night’s apparition, and felt an irresistible curiosity to look into the closet.
feminine
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From this reading One end of the obi was in a layer of folded kimono of feminine colour.
folded
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From this reading One end of the obi was in a layer of folded kimono of feminine colour.
found
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From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
haste
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
head
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From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
inside
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then I recalled last night’s apparition, and felt an irresistible curiosity to look into the closet.
irresistible
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From this reading Then I recalled last night’s apparition, and felt an irresistible curiosity to look into the closet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
kimono
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From this reading One end of the obi was in a layer of folded kimono of feminine colour.
kind
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From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
last
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layer
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From this reading One end of the obi was in a layer of folded kimono of feminine colour.
look
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From this reading Then I recalled last night’s apparition, and felt an irresistible curiosity to look into the closet.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
night's
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From this reading Then I recalled last night’s apparition, and felt an irresistible curiosity to look into the closet.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
obi
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One end of the obi was in a layer of folded kimono of feminine colour.
opened
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From this reading I went up to it and opened the paper screen.
paper
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From this reading I went up to it and opened the paper screen.
recalled
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From this reading Then I recalled last night’s apparition, and felt an irresistible curiosity to look into the closet.
returned
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From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
room
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From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
screen
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From this reading I went up to it and opened the paper screen.
side
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
some
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
suggesting
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then I recalled last night’s apparition, and felt an irresistible curiosity to look into the closet.
Then
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From this reading Then I recalled last night’s apparition, and felt an irresistible curiosity to look into the closet.
thought
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From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
tidied
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From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
under-sized
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
up
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From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One end of the obi was in a layer of folded kimono of feminine colour.
went
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From this reading I went up to it and opened the paper screen.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With absolutely no thought of any kind in my head, I returned to my room, and found it dusted clean and tidied up carefully.
woman's
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From this reading I found inside an under-sized chest of drawers, with a woman’s obi draping down its side, suggesting that somebody had carried away in haste some clothes on the cabinet.
