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1895
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
ablaze
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
all
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
Author
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
cast
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
Century
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
Characteristics
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
chariots
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
City
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
Co
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
colors
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
covered
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
Cupids
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
D
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From this reading _M.D., LL.D.
deep
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
Delaware-Fourth
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
DEVINNE
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
Directory
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
dragging
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
dusk
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
early
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
Etc
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
evening
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
events
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
feet
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
floor
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
fox-hunt
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
Green
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
Harv
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
hearth
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
hickory
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
known
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
light
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
lively
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
LL
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From this reading _M.D., LL.D.
logs
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
M
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From this reading _M.D., LL.D.
mantelpiece
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
New
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
occurred
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
paneled
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
paper
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
Penn
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
PRESS
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
pretty
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
quarter
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
room
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
roses
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
rosy
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
second
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
Sometime
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
soon
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
speak
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
square
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
street
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
style
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
tangle
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From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
then
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
three
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
unimportant
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From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
up
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
walls
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sometime early in the second quarter of the century, in the City of Penn, and in what was then known as Delaware-Fourth street, soon after dusk in the evening, occurred the unimportant events of which I shall speak.
white
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From this reading The room was paneled in white three feet up from the floor, and above this a fox-hunt was repeated in lively colors on every square of the paper which covered the walls.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Great hickory logs, ablaze on the deep hearth, cast rosy light on a mantelpiece, in the style of the Directory, pretty with Cupids in relief dragging chariots through a tangle of roses.
Woods
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
York
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From this reading (Harv.)_ _Author of "Characteristics" "When all the Woods are Green" Etc., Etc._ _New York The Century Co. 1895_ THE DEVINNE PRESS.
