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accommodation
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From this reading “Upwards,” replied the keeper, “it leads to many apartments, used for various purposes, of sleeping, and other accommodation.
all
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And there, I suppose, the knight and his daughter dwelt?”
apartment
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From this reading The Knight Ranger’s apartment lies by that passage to the left.”
apartments
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From this reading “Upwards,” replied the keeper, “it leads to many apartments, used for various purposes, of sleeping, and other accommodation.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “And whither goes yonder stair, which seems both to lead upwards and downwards?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Knight Ranger’s apartment lies by that passage to the left.”
daughter
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From this reading “And there, I suppose, the knight and his daughter dwelt?”
downwards
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From this reading “And whither goes yonder stair, which seems both to lead upwards and downwards?”
dwelt
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From this reading “And there, I suppose, the knight and his daughter dwelt?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
goes
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From this reading “And whither goes yonder stair, which seems both to lead upwards and downwards?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
Henry
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “And there, I suppose, the knight and his daughter dwelt?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And there, I suppose, the knight and his daughter dwelt?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
indifferent
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Upwards,” replied the keeper, “it leads to many apartments, used for various purposes, of sleeping, and other accommodation.
Joceline
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
keeper
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From this reading “Upwards,” replied the keeper, “it leads to many apartments, used for various purposes, of sleeping, and other accommodation.
knight
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From this reading “And there, I suppose, the knight and his daughter dwelt?”
late
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
lead
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From this reading “And whither goes yonder stair, which seems both to lead upwards and downwards?”
leads
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From this reading “Upwards,” replied the keeper, “it leads to many apartments, used for various purposes, of sleeping, and other accommodation.
Lee
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Knight Ranger’s apartment lies by that passage to the left.”
lies
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From this reading The Knight Ranger’s apartment lies by that passage to the left.”
many
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From this reading “Upwards,” replied the keeper, “it leads to many apartments, used for various purposes, of sleeping, and other accommodation.
much
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
now
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
other
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From this reading “Upwards,” replied the keeper, “it leads to many apartments, used for various purposes, of sleeping, and other accommodation.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Knight Ranger’s apartment lies by that passage to the left.”
purposes
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From this reading “Upwards,” replied the keeper, “it leads to many apartments, used for various purposes, of sleeping, and other accommodation.
Ranger's
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From this reading The Knight Ranger’s apartment lies by that passage to the left.”
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
reverence
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
seems
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From this reading “And whither goes yonder stair, which seems both to lead upwards and downwards?”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
Sir
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
sleeping
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From this reading “Upwards,” replied the keeper, “it leads to many apartments, used for various purposes, of sleeping, and other accommodation.
stair
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From this reading “And whither goes yonder stair, which seems both to lead upwards and downwards?”
state-rooms
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And there, I suppose, the knight and his daughter dwelt?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Knight Ranger’s apartment lies by that passage to the left.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And there, I suppose, the knight and his daughter dwelt?”
there
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From this reading “And there, I suppose, the knight and his daughter dwelt?”
things
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Knight Ranger’s apartment lies by that passage to the left.”
too
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
unaired
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
upwards
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From this reading “And whither goes yonder stair, which seems both to lead upwards and downwards?”
used
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From this reading “Upwards,” replied the keeper, “it leads to many apartments, used for various purposes, of sleeping, and other accommodation.
various
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From this reading “Upwards,” replied the keeper, “it leads to many apartments, used for various purposes, of sleeping, and other accommodation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “And whither goes yonder stair, which seems both to lead upwards and downwards?”
worth
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
years
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From this reading “No,” replied Joceline; “Sir Henry Lee had too much reverence for—for things which are now thought worth no reverence at all—Besides, the state-rooms are unaired, and in indifferent order, since of late years.
yonder
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From this reading “And whither goes yonder stair, which seems both to lead upwards and downwards?”
