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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 In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room in question had passed this stage and reached the shabbiness eloquent of poverty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
big
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
book
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
characteristic
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
closed
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From this reading See https:// It was too early in the season for lowered shades or closed shutters.
comfort
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
early
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eloquent
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From this reading The room in question had passed this stage and reached the shabbiness eloquent of poverty.
endearing
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
faded
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From this reading The paper on the walls was faded, and stained from a leak in the roof.
familiar
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading See https:// It was too early in the season for lowered shades or closed shutters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The paper on the walls was faded, and stained from a leak in the roof.
guests
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
homely
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
hospitality
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
https
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From this reading See https:// It was too early in the season for lowered shades or closed shutters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading See https:// It was too early in the season for lowered shades or closed shutters.
indiscreet
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading See https:// It was too early in the season for lowered shades or closed shutters.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
known
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
leak
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From this reading The paper on the walls was faded, and stained from a leak in the roof.
like
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
lived
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
lowered
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From this reading See https:// It was too early in the season for lowered shades or closed shutters.
many-windowed
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
much
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The paper on the walls was faded, and stained from a leak in the roof.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading See https:// It was too early in the season for lowered shades or closed shutters.
other
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
paper
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From this reading The paper on the walls was faded, and stained from a leak in the roof.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room in question had passed this stage and reached the shabbiness eloquent of poverty.
possession
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
poverty
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From this reading The room in question had passed this stage and reached the shabbiness eloquent of poverty.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The room in question had passed this stage and reached the shabbiness eloquent of poverty.
rather
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
reached
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From this reading The room in question had passed this stage and reached the shabbiness eloquent of poverty.
repaying
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
revelations
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
roof
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From this reading The paper on the walls was faded, and stained from a leak in the roof.
room
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
rooms
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
season
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From this reading See https:// It was too early in the season for lowered shades or closed shutters.
See
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shabbiness
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
shades
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From this reading See https:// It was too early in the season for lowered shades or closed shutters.
shutters
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From this reading See https:// It was too early in the season for lowered shades or closed shutters.
spring
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
stage
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From this reading The room in question had passed this stage and reached the shabbiness eloquent of poverty.
stained
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From this reading The paper on the walls was faded, and stained from a leak in the roof.
suggestive
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
sunshine
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
taken
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See https:// It was too early in the season for lowered shades or closed shutters.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The room in question had passed this stage and reached the shabbiness eloquent of poverty.
thumbed
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From this reading In rooms much lived in, a rather endearing shabbiness is a familiar characteristic, suggestive, like a thumbed book, of homely comfort.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
too
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From this reading See https:// It was too early in the season for lowered shades or closed shutters.
uninvited
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From this reading The spring sunshine had taken possession of the big, many-windowed room, repaying the hospitality as other uninvited guests have been known to do, by its indiscreet revelations.
walls
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From this reading The paper on the walls was faded, and stained from a leak in the roof.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading See https:// It was too early in the season for lowered shades or closed shutters.
