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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 A QUESTION OF COLOR.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
aroma
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From this reading The place was filled, he imagined, with that indefinable aroma that proceeds from a convivial company made up of both sexes.
awoke
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From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
bed
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
believed
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
bell
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The place was filled, he imagined, with that indefinable aroma that proceeds from a convivial company made up of both sexes.
brazen
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
bright
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From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
COLOR
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From this reading A QUESTION OF COLOR.
company
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From this reading The place was filled, he imagined, with that indefinable aroma that proceeds from a convivial company made up of both sexes.
convivial
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From this reading The place was filled, he imagined, with that indefinable aroma that proceeds from a convivial company made up of both sexes.
Delavan
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
filled
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From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The place was filled, he imagined, with that indefinable aroma that proceeds from a convivial company made up of both sexes.
fumes
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From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
hour
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
imagined
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From this reading The place was filled, he imagined, with that indefinable aroma that proceeds from a convivial company made up of both sexes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
indefinable
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From this reading The place was filled, he imagined, with that indefinable aroma that proceeds from a convivial company made up of both sexes.
Jennie
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
liquor
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From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
made
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From this reading The place was filled, he imagined, with that indefinable aroma that proceeds from a convivial company made up of both sexes.
more
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
Mrs
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
neighboring
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A QUESTION OF COLOR.
Pelham
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
place
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From this reading The place was filled, he imagined, with that indefinable aroma that proceeds from a convivial company made up of both sexes.
proceeds
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From this reading The place was filled, he imagined, with that indefinable aroma that proceeds from a convivial company made up of both sexes.
QUESTIONnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A QUESTION OF COLOR.
room
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From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
Roseleaf
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From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
sexes
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From this reading The place was filled, he imagined, with that indefinable aroma that proceeds from a convivial company made up of both sexes.
sitting
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
some
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From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
sort
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From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
steeple
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
stupor
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From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
sunlight
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From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
ten
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From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the bright sunlight that filled his room he seemed to scent the fumes of tobacco and of liquor.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
up
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From this reading The place was filled, he imagined, with that indefinable aroma that proceeds from a convivial company made up of both sexes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next morning, when Roseleaf awoke, he was for some time in a sort of stupor.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He half believed that Jennie Pelham and Mrs. Delavan were sitting by his bed, more brazen than the bell which, from a neighboring steeple, told him the hour was ten.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The place was filled, he imagined, with that indefinable aroma that proceeds from a convivial company made up of both sexes.
