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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 _Chapter XV_ A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE Anna looked about her admiringly.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Chapter XV_ A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE Anna looked about her admiringly.
admiringly
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From this reading _Chapter XV_ A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE Anna looked about her admiringly.
alcove
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
all
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
Anna
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From this reading _Chapter XV_ A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE Anna looked about her admiringly.
Annabel
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From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
appeared
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From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
appliances
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was just such a bedroom as she would have chosen for herself.
bad
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From this reading "Too bad to keep you waiting," Annabel exclaimed.
bathroom
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From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
bedroom
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From this reading It was just such a bedroom as she would have chosen for herself.
bedstead
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
CERTIFICATE
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From this reading _Chapter XV_ A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE Anna looked about her admiringly.
Chapter
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From this reading _Chapter XV_ A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE Anna looked about her admiringly.
chosen
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From this reading It was just such a bedroom as she would have chosen for herself.
colouring
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
daintily
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daintiness
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
door
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From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
dressing-gown
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From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
dressing-table
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
electric
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Too bad to keep you waiting," Annabel exclaimed.
fashioned
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
followed
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From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was just such a bedroom as she would have chosen for herself.
furniture
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
glimpse
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From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
green
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was just such a bedroom as she would have chosen for herself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Chapter XV_ A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE Anna looked about her admiringly.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was just such a bedroom as she would have chosen for herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just such a bedroom as she would have chosen for herself.
just
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From this reading It was just such a bedroom as she would have chosen for herself.
keep
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From this reading "Too bad to keep you waiting," Annabel exclaimed.
lights
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
littered
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Chapter XV_ A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE Anna looked about her admiringly.
low
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
luxury
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From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
maid
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From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
MARRIAGE
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From this reading _Chapter XV_ A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE Anna looked about her admiringly.
miracle
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
multitude
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
out
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From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
presently
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From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
shaded
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was just such a bedroom as she would have chosen for herself.
softly
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was just such a bedroom as she would have chosen for herself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Too bad to keep you waiting," Annabel exclaimed.
toilet
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
Too
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From this reading "Too bad to keep you waiting," Annabel exclaimed.
vision
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From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
waiting
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From this reading "Too bad to keep you waiting," Annabel exclaimed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just such a bedroom as she would have chosen for herself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
white
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From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The colouring was green and white, with softly shaded electric lights, an alcove bedstead, which was a miracle of daintiness, white furniture, and a long low dressing-table littered all over with a multitude of daintily fashioned toilet appliances.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through an open door was a glimpse of the bathroom--a vision of luxury, out of which Annabel herself, in a wonderful dressing-gown and followed by a maid presently appeared.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was just such a bedroom as she would have chosen for herself.
XV
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From this reading _Chapter XV_ A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE Anna looked about her admiringly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Too bad to keep you waiting," Annabel exclaimed.
