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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 It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
all
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ART PATRON.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
arrival
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
ARTauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading AN ART PATRON.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
avoided
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
beautifully
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
blush-pink
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
bowl
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From this reading A great bowl of roses stood in the centre of the table, from which rose a long fountain of perfumed water.
breakfast
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
bright
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
centre
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From this reading A great bowl of roses stood in the centre of the table, from which rose a long fountain of perfumed water.
chintz
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
color
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
cool
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
Curtains
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
day
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
Dear
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From this reading “Dear me, how interesting!” said Lady Despard.
delicate
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
Despard
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From this reading “Dear me, how interesting!” said Lady Despard.
Doris
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
Dresden
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
elaborate
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
faintest
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
fountain
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From this reading A great bowl of roses stood in the centre of the table, from which rose a long fountain of perfumed water.
fresh
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A great bowl of roses stood in the centre of the table, from which rose a long fountain of perfumed water.
furnished
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
garish
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
gown
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great bowl of roses stood in the centre of the table, from which rose a long fountain of perfumed water.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
how
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From this reading “Dear me, how interesting!” said Lady Despard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
interesting
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From this reading “Dear me, how interesting!” said Lady Despard.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
Lady
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From this reading “Dear me, how interesting!” said Lady Despard.
ladyship
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
like
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great bowl of roses stood in the centre of the table, from which rose a long fountain of perfumed water.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
mantel-shelf
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Dear me, how interesting!” said Lady Despard.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A great bowl of roses stood in the centre of the table, from which rose a long fountain of perfumed water.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
PATRON
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From this reading AN ART PATRON.
perfumed
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From this reading A great bowl of roses stood in the centre of the table, from which rose a long fountain of perfumed water.
room
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
rose
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From this reading A great bowl of roses stood in the centre of the table, from which rose a long fountain of perfumed water.
roses
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From this reading A great bowl of roses stood in the centre of the table, from which rose a long fountain of perfumed water.
said
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From this reading “Dear me, how interesting!” said Lady Despard.
shady
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
shepherdesses
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
simplicity
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
sitting
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
small
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From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great bowl of roses stood in the centre of the table, from which rose a long fountain of perfumed water.
table
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From this reading A great bowl of roses stood in the centre of the table, from which rose a long fountain of perfumed water.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
threw
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
tint
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
warm
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From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
water
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From this reading A great bowl of roses stood in the centre of the table, from which rose a long fountain of perfumed water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Curtains of the faintest blush-pink threw a warm tint upon her ladyship, who, in her morning gown of delicate chintz, looked like one of the Dresden shepherdesses which stood on the mantel-shelf.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the third day after Doris’ arrival, and they were sitting at breakfast in a small room, beautifully cool and shady, and furnished with an elaborate simplicity which, while it avoided all garish color, was fresh and bright.
