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all
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
almost
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
apartment
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The contrast is dispiriting: there life, here death, or at least the knowledge of it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
blinds
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
bright
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From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
broad
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
clad
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From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
comfortable
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
contrast
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From this reading The contrast is dispiriting: there life, here death, or at least the knowledge of it.
death
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From this reading The contrast is dispiriting: there life, here death, or at least the knowledge of it.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
dispiriting
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From this reading The contrast is dispiriting: there life, here death, or at least the knowledge of it.
Down
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
drawing-room
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
dull
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
English
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
genial
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From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
glad
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
gloom
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From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
goes
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
gold
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
half-closed
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
hall
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
heart
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From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The contrast is dispiriting: there life, here death, or at least the knowledge of it.
Home
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From this reading "Home, sweet Home."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The contrast is dispiriting: there life, here death, or at least the knowledge of it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
knowledge
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From this reading The contrast is dispiriting: there life, here death, or at least the knowledge of it.
large
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The contrast is dispiriting: there life, here death, or at least the knowledge of it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The contrast is dispiriting: there life, here death, or at least the knowledge of it.
Lilian
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
lingers
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
mourning
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From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
oak
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
Old
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
only
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From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The contrast is dispiriting: there life, here death, or at least the knowledge of it.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
rendering
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
robes
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From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
room
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
runs
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
rushing
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
silent
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
singing
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
soft
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
Song
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
staircase
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From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
summer
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From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
sunshine
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
sweet
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From this reading "Home, sweet Home."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
there
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From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --_Old English Song._ Down the broad oak staircase--through the silent hall--into the drawing-room runs Lilian, singing as she goes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
touch
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
turning
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From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
warm
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From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The room is deserted; through the half-closed blinds the glad sunshine is rushing, turning to gold all on which its soft touch lingers, and rendering the large, dull, handsome apartment almost comfortable.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Outside everything is bright, and warm, and genial, as should be in the heart of summer; within there is only gloom,--and Lilian clad in her mourning robes.
