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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 RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
Amaryllis
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From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was her study, her thinking-room, her private chapel and praying-room, her one place of solitude, silence, and retirement.
April
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From this reading The days had gone on, and it was near the end of April.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
box
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From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
built
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From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
chapel
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From this reading It was her study, her thinking-room, her private chapel and praying-room, her one place of solitude, silence, and retirement.
Coming
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From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
country-houses
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From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
dark
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From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
darker
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From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
days
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From this reading The days had gone on, and it was near the end of April.
door
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From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
end
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From this reading The days had gone on, and it was near the end of April.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
gone
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From this reading The days had gone on, and it was near the end of April.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
house
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From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her study, her thinking-room, her private chapel and praying-room, her one place of solitude, silence, and retirement.
just
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From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
landing
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From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
large
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From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
narrow
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From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
near
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From this reading The days had gone on, and it was near the end of April.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
off
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From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
old
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From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The days had gone on, and it was near the end of April.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was her study, her thinking-room, her private chapel and praying-room, her one place of solitude, silence, and retirement.
own
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From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
place
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From this reading It was her study, her thinking-room, her private chapel and praying-room, her one place of solitude, silence, and retirement.
praying-room
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From this reading It was her study, her thinking-room, her private chapel and praying-room, her one place of solitude, silence, and retirement.
private
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From this reading It was her study, her thinking-room, her private chapel and praying-room, her one place of solitude, silence, and retirement.
retirement
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From this reading It was her study, her thinking-room, her private chapel and praying-room, her one place of solitude, silence, and retirement.
RIGHTnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
room
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From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
shut
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From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was her study, her thinking-room, her private chapel and praying-room, her one place of solitude, silence, and retirement.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
solitude
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From this reading It was her study, her thinking-room, her private chapel and praying-room, her one place of solitude, silence, and retirement.
stairs
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From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
study
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From this reading It was her study, her thinking-room, her private chapel and praying-room, her one place of solitude, silence, and retirement.
sunshine
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From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
taken
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From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
there
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From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
thinking-room
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From this reading It was her study, her thinking-room, her private chapel and praying-room, her one place of solitude, silence, and retirement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
top
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From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
unfurnished
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From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
up
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From this reading Coming up the dark stairs one morning, she found them still darker, because she had just left the sunshine.
usual
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From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
very
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From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading RIGHT at the top of the house there was a large, unfurnished room, which Amaryllis had taken as her own long since.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They were built very narrow, as usual in old country-houses, and the landing shut off with a door, so that when you were in them you seemed to be in a box.
