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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
Alexandria
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
any
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From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
arms
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From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
artist's
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From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
autumn
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
bended
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From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
bidding
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From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
blinding
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
breath
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From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
broad
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From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
busy
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
calm
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From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
covering
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From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is enough!" cried her father's impatient voice.
daughter
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From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
deep
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From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
effort
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From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
enough
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From this reading "That is enough!" cried her father's impatient voice.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
face
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From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
father's
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From this reading "That is enough!" cried her father's impatient voice.
fell
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
fingers
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
flood
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
gem-cutter
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From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
glanced
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
green
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From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
heard
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From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
heavy
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From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
heeded
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "That is enough!" cried her father's impatient voice.
Heron
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From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
hour
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From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
impatient
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From this reading "That is enough!" cried her father's impatient voice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is enough!" cried her father's impatient voice.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
knees
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From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
later
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From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
light
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
lower
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From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
man's
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
Melissa
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From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
more
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
much
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From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
old
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
outstretched
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From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
panting
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From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
portion
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From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
pouring
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
room
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
rose
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From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
rough
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From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
screen
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From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
slowly
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From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
soon
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
studio
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From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
sun
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is enough!" cried her father's impatient voice.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
too
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From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
up
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From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
voice
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From this reading "That is enough!" cried her father's impatient voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
window
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From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Melissa, the artist's daughter, who had pulled it up, with bended knees and outstretched arms, panting for breath.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading An hour later Melissa again, and without any bidding, pulled up the screen as before, but it was so much too heavy for her that the effort brought the blood into her calm, fair face, as the deep, rough "That is enough" was again heard from the work-table.
work
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From this reading The green screen slowly rose, covering the lower portion of the broad studio window where Heron, the gem-cutter, was at work.
work-table
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From this reading He glanced up at the flood of light which the blinding sun of Alexandria was pouring into the room, as it did every autumn afternoon; but as soon as the shadow fell on his work-table the old man's busy fingers were at work again, and he heeded his daughter no more.
