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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 As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
agreeable
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
air
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From this reading The evening air was mild and mawkish, and it was not because he was chilly that he covered the ground quickly.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
arrived
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
aside
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first her lamp seemed officious.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The evening air was mild and mawkish, and it was not because he was chilly that he covered the ground quickly.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
blindfolded
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From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading The evening air was mild and mawkish, and it was not because he was chilly that he covered the ground quickly.
closely
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
covered
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From this reading The evening air was mild and mawkish, and it was not because he was chilly that he covered the ground quickly.
curtains
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
discovered
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From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
distinguish
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
drawn
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
elbowed
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
end
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From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
enough
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
evening
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From this reading The evening air was mild and mawkish, and it was not because he was chilly that he covered the ground quickly.
familiar
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From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
find
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From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first her lamp seemed officious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
gave
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
ground
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From this reading The evening air was mild and mawkish, and it was not because he was chilly that he covered the ground quickly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At first her lamp seemed officious.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
home
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From this reading The moon unexpectedly lighted Mr. Tancred home.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
lamp
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From this reading At first her lamp seemed officious.
lighted
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From this reading The moon unexpectedly lighted Mr. Tancred home.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
mawkish
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From this reading The evening air was mild and mawkish, and it was not because he was chilly that he covered the ground quickly.
mild
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From this reading The evening air was mild and mawkish, and it was not because he was chilly that he covered the ground quickly.
moon
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From this reading The moon unexpectedly lighted Mr. Tancred home.
Mr
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From this reading The moon unexpectedly lighted Mr. Tancred home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The evening air was mild and mawkish, and it was not because he was chilly that he covered the ground quickly.
objects
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
officious
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From this reading At first her lamp seemed officious.
path
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From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
quickly
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From this reading The evening air was mild and mawkish, and it was not because he was chilly that he covered the ground quickly.
radiance
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first her lamp seemed officious.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
shoved
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
show
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
sickly
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
sky
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
smoke-coloured
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
Tancred
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From this reading The moon unexpectedly lighted Mr. Tancred home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The evening air was mild and mawkish, and it was not because he was chilly that he covered the ground quickly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moon unexpectedly lighted Mr. Tancred home.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
unexpectedly
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From this reading The moon unexpectedly lighted Mr. Tancred home.
use
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From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
vapourish
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From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
walk
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From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The evening air was mild and mawkish, and it was not because he was chilly that he covered the ground quickly.
way
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From this reading He could find his way home blindfolded along the familiar path, but before the end of his walk he discovered a use for it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As if she had something agreeable to show him, she had shoved and elbowed aside the smoke-coloured curtains, drawn so closely across the sky when he arrived, and though still vapourish and a little sickly, gave radiance enough by which to distinguish objects.
