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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 Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
all
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From this reading Ten o’clock struck; the lovely February morning had all the sweetness and perfume of spring.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hélène reclined in an invalid chair, reading in front of one of the windows, her knee still in bandages.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
any
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From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
away
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
bandages
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From this reading Hélène reclined in an invalid chair, reading in front of one of the windows, her knee still in bandages.
bedroom
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
book
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From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
chair
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From this reading Hélène reclined in an invalid chair, reading in front of one of the windows, her knee still in bandages.
confined
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From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
customary
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From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
depths
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
expanse
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
February
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From this reading Ten o’clock struck; the lovely February morning had all the sweetness and perfume of spring.
flat
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
front
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From this reading Hélène reclined in an invalid chair, reading in front of one of the windows, her knee still in bandages.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ten o’clock struck; the lovely February morning had all the sweetness and perfume of spring.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hélène reclined in an invalid chair, reading in front of one of the windows, her knee still in bandages.
hill
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
house
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
Hélène
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From this reading Hélène reclined in an invalid chair, reading in front of one of the windows, her knee still in bandages.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
indulged
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From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
invalid
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From this reading Hélène reclined in an invalid chair, reading in front of one of the windows, her knee still in bandages.
knee
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From this reading Hélène reclined in an invalid chair, reading in front of one of the windows, her knee still in bandages.
knowing
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From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
lay
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
lovely
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From this reading Ten o’clock struck; the lovely February morning had all the sweetness and perfume of spring.
mighty
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ten o’clock struck; the lovely February morning had all the sweetness and perfume of spring.
needlework
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From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
o'clock
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From this reading Ten o’clock struck; the lovely February morning had all the sweetness and perfume of spring.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hélène reclined in an invalid chair, reading in front of one of the windows, her knee still in bandages.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
opened
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From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
pain
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From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
Paris
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
past
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From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
perched
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
perfume
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From this reading Ten o’clock struck; the lovely February morning had all the sweetness and perfume of spring.
reading
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From this reading Hélène reclined in an invalid chair, reading in front of one of the windows, her knee still in bandages.
reclined
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From this reading Hélène reclined in an invalid chair, reading in front of one of the windows, her knee still in bandages.
rolling
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
room
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From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
spring
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From this reading Ten o’clock struck; the lovely February morning had all the sweetness and perfume of spring.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hélène reclined in an invalid chair, reading in front of one of the windows, her knee still in bandages.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ten o’clock struck; the lovely February morning had all the sweetness and perfume of spring.
suffered
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From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
summit
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
sweetness
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From this reading Ten o’clock struck; the lovely February morning had all the sweetness and perfume of spring.
table
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From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
Ten
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From this reading Ten o’clock struck; the lovely February morning had all the sweetness and perfume of spring.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
unable
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From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
up
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From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
very
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
week
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From this reading She suffered no pain; but she had been confined to her room for a week past, unable even to take up her customary needlework.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Not knowing what to do, she had opened a book which she had found on the table—she, who indulged in little or no reading at any time.
wide
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
windows
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From this reading Both windows of the bedroom were wide open, and in the depths below the house, which was perched on the very summit of the hill, lay Paris, rolling away in a mighty flat expanse.
