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45
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
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 the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
air
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
all
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From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
apartment
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
best
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From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
bowed
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From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
brows
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From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
compares
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From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
don't
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From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
door
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From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
empty
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From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
fireplace
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From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
Forster
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From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
front
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From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
ground-floor
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
habitation
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
head
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From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
intentness
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From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
it's
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From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
knit
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From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
light
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
modern
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
observing
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From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
parlour
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From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
residence
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
room
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From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
rooms
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From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
shoulders
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From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
single
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
singular
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From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
size
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
space
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
StandingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing before the empty fireplace, he was observing her with singular intentness, brows knit, head bowed between his shoulders.
suburban
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
sufficiency
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
unfavourably
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From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
ushered
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From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
usual
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
very
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From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
Vi
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From this reading "Vi!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
wretched
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From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
year
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From this reading It was the usual ground-floor front apartment of the £45 a year suburban "modern residence," a fair size, as a habitation for a "single gentleman," with a sufficiency of light, and air, and space.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Miss Forster looked about the room into which he had ushered her, the first room on the right when you had come through the front door.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If this is one of your 'wretched rooms,' I don't think it's very wretched, don't you know; it compares not at all unfavourably with my best parlour."
