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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 was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
all
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From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
almost
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From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
Arcade
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
associations
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From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
atmosphere
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
attempts
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From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
Burlington
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
conscious
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From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
Court
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From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
detested
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From this reading He detested his presence there, and its object.
exotic
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
fidgetted
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
fire
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From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
flowers
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
furniture
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From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
hateful
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From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
heavy
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
HESITATION
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From this reading THE HESITATION OF MR.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He detested his presence there, and its object.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
longing
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From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
MANNERING
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
more
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
MR
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From this reading THE HESITATION OF MR.
newest
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
object
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From this reading He detested his presence there, and its object.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HESITATION OF MR.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
oppressive
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
out
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From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
pathetic
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From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
peculiar
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
perfume
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
pleasing
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
poke
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From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
presence
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From this reading He detested his presence there, and its object.
reeked
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From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
refinement
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From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
restless
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From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
Road
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From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
room
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
see
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
street
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From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HESITATION OF MR.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
there
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From this reading He detested his presence there, and its object.
throw
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From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
Tottenham
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From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
usually
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
vases
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From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
waiting
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little room, with all its associations, its almost pathetic attempts at refinement, its furniture which reeked of the Tottenham Court Road, was suddenly hateful to him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
wide
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From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
windows
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From this reading He was conscious of a restless longing to open wide the windows, take the flowers from their vases, throw them into the street, and poke out the fire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
woman
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From this reading MANNERING The peculiar atmosphere of the room, heavy with the newest perfume from the Burlington Arcade, and the scent of exotic flowers, at no time pleasing to him, seemed more than usually oppressive to Mannering as he fidgetted about waiting for the woman whom he had come to see.
