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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 They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
all
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From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
allowed
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From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
announced
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
area
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
areas
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They, as it were, dovetailed into each other.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
chimney
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
chin
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From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
circuit
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
closet
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
compared
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
conceivable
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From this reading Now, on the second floor the rooms were the most rambling conceivable.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
difference
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
doors
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
dovetailed
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From this reading They, as it were, dovetailed into each other.
downstairs
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They, as it were, dovetailed into each other.
enough
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
entire
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
excitement
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
expression
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
feet
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
floor
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From this reading Now, on the second floor the rooms were the most rambling conceivable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
going
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
ground
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
hundred
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They, as it were, dovetailed into each other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They, as it were, dovetailed into each other.
less
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
main
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From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
mason
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From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
master
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From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
mathematically
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From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
measured
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
measuring
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
most
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From this reading Now, on the second floor the rooms were the most rambling conceivable.
Mr
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From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
Now
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From this reading Now, on the second floor the rooms were the most rambling conceivable.
odd
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, on the second floor the rooms were the most rambling conceivable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
other
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From this reading They, as it were, dovetailed into each other.
out
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
peculiarity
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From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
portentous
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
rambling
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From this reading Now, on the second floor the rooms were the most rambling conceivable.
returning
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
room
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From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
rooms
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From this reading Now, on the second floor the rooms were the most rambling conceivable.
said
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From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
say
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
Scribe
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From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
second
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From this reading Now, on the second floor the rooms were the most rambling conceivable.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
sectional
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From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
shapes
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From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
significant
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
small
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
square
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From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
stroking
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From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
sum-total
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, on the second floor the rooms were the most rambling conceivable.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
then
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
there
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They, as it were, dovetailed into each other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
two
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From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
unobserved
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From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
walls
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From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, on the second floor the rooms were the most rambling conceivable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were of all shapes; not one mathematically square room among them all--a peculiarity which by the master mason had not been unobserved.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a significant, not to say portentous expression, he took a circuit of the chimney, measuring the area of each room around it; then going downstairs, and out of doors, he measured the entire ground area; then compared the sum-total of all the areas of all the rooms on the second floor with the ground area; then, returning to me in no small excitement, announced that there was a difference of no less than two hundred and odd square feet--room enough, in all conscience, for a secret closet.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘But, Mr. Scribe,’ said I, stroking my chin, ‘have you allowed for the walls, both main and sectional?
