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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 One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
air
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
all
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
balcony
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
bed
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From this reading The children were in bed, and a grateful stillness filled this part of the house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
children
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From this reading The children were in bed, and a grateful stillness filled this part of the house.
cool
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From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
covered
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From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
diffused
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From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
dressing-gown
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From this reading The balcony with its seats seemed to form part of the room, and Mademoiselle had put herself into a white dressing-gown.
evening
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
fanning
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
filled
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From this reading The children were in bed, and a grateful stillness filled this part of the house.
form
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From this reading The balcony with its seats seemed to form part of the room, and Mademoiselle had put herself into a white dressing-gown.
fresh
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From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
garden
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
grateful
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From this reading The children were in bed, and a grateful stillness filled this part of the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The balcony with its seats seemed to form part of the room, and Mademoiselle had put herself into a white dressing-gown.
heat
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From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The balcony with its seats seemed to form part of the room, and Mademoiselle had put herself into a white dressing-gown.
house
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The balcony with its seats seemed to form part of the room, and Mademoiselle had put herself into a white dressing-gown.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The balcony with its seats seemed to form part of the room, and Mademoiselle had put herself into a white dressing-gown.
kept
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
large
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From this reading The large window was wide open.
light
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From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
lighted
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From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
Mademoiselle
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
matting
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From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
mild
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From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
overlooking
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The balcony with its seats seemed to form part of the room, and Mademoiselle had put herself into a white dressing-gown.
pretty
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
put
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From this reading The balcony with its seats seemed to form part of the room, and Mademoiselle had put herself into a white dressing-gown.
reading-lamp
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From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
refreshed
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
room
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
scarcely
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From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
schoolroom
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
seated
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
seats
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From this reading The balcony with its seats seemed to form part of the room, and Mademoiselle had put herself into a white dressing-gown.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The balcony with its seats seemed to form part of the room, and Mademoiselle had put herself into a white dressing-gown.
space
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
stillness
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From this reading The children were in bed, and a grateful stillness filled this part of the house.
summer
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The children were in bed, and a grateful stillness filled this part of the house.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was covered with fresh cool matting, and lighted by a reading-lamp, which scarcely added to the heat, and diffused a mild light.
top
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
trees
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
up
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
usual
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
very
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From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children were in bed, and a grateful stillness filled this part of the house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
white
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From this reading The balcony with its seats seemed to form part of the room, and Mademoiselle had put herself into a white dressing-gown.
wide
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From this reading The large window was wide open.
window
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From this reading The large window was wide open.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One summer evening Mademoiselle was seated in her schoolroom as usual, which was a very pretty room though at the top of the house, a room with a balcony overlooking the garden, and refreshed by all the air which was kept up by the fanning of the trees and the open space.
