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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 A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Leroy was dressed in a simple gown of white crêpe, which clung and wrinkled about her slight figure, leaving her neck and arms bare.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
always
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
arms
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy was dressed in a simple gown of white crêpe, which clung and wrinkled about her slight figure, leaving her neck and arms bare.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
bare
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bell
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besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading On a low table beside her rested a silver tray with a slender-shaped coffee-pot and tiny egg-shell cups and saucers.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
blinds
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
cane
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carpeted
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chairs
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check
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Leroy was dressed in a simple gown of white crêpe, which clung and wrinkled about her slight figure, leaving her neck and arms bare.
coffee-pot
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From this reading On a low table beside her rested a silver tray with a slender-shaped coffee-pot and tiny egg-shell cups and saucers.
colored
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From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
comfortable
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crêpe
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cups
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cushions
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day
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
delights
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dining
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divans
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dressed
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy was dressed in a simple gown of white crêpe, which clung and wrinkled about her slight figure, leaving her neck and arms bare.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
egg-shell
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From this reading On a low table beside her rested a silver tray with a slender-shaped coffee-pot and tiny egg-shell cups and saucers.
eight-sided
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From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
festooned
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From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
figure
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy was dressed in a simple gown of white crêpe, which clung and wrinkled about her slight figure, leaving her neck and arms bare.
filtered
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
floor
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
garden
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gauze
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From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
glow
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From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
gown
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy was dressed in a simple gown of white crêpe, which clung and wrinkled about her slight figure, leaving her neck and arms bare.
held
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
huge
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From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
inviting
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From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
lantern
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From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
leaving
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy was dressed in a simple gown of white crêpe, which clung and wrinkled about her slight figure, leaving her neck and arms bare.
Leroy
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light
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From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
low
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From this reading On a low table beside her rested a silver tray with a slender-shaped coffee-pot and tiny egg-shell cups and saucers.
luxurious
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lying
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
made
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From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
mats
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matted
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
Mrs
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From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
NARROW
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neck
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy was dressed in a simple gown of white crêpe, which clung and wrinkled about her slight figure, leaving her neck and arms bare.
night
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From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
overlooked
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PATH
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patterns
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
rang
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rested
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From this reading On a low table beside her rested a silver tray with a slender-shaped coffee-pot and tiny egg-shell cups and saucers.
rugs
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Sanford
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saucers
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From this reading On a low table beside her rested a silver tray with a slender-shaped coffee-pot and tiny egg-shell cups and saucers.
screens
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From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
seated
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shed
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From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
silk
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silver
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From this reading On a low table beside her rested a silver tray with a slender-shaped coffee-pot and tiny egg-shell cups and saucers.
simple
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy was dressed in a simple gown of white crêpe, which clung and wrinkled about her slight figure, leaving her neck and arms bare.
slender-shaped
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From this reading On a low table beside her rested a silver tray with a slender-shaped coffee-pot and tiny egg-shell cups and saucers.
slight
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy was dressed in a simple gown of white crêpe, which clung and wrinkled about her slight figure, leaving her neck and arms bare.
softened
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straw
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summer
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sunshine
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
table
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From this reading On a low table beside her rested a silver tray with a slender-shaped coffee-pot and tiny egg-shell cups and saucers.
tassels
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From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
thickly
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At night the light of a huge eight-sided lantern festooned with tassels shed its glow through screens of colored gauze.
tiny
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From this reading On a low table beside her rested a silver tray with a slender-shaped coffee-pot and tiny egg-shell cups and saucers.
tray
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From this reading On a low table beside her rested a silver tray with a slender-shaped coffee-pot and tiny egg-shell cups and saucers.
Venetian
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
veranda
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vines
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
way
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From this reading During the day the sunshine filtered its way between the thickly matted vines, lying in patterns on the floor, or was held in check by thin Venetian blinds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Leroy was dressed in a simple gown of white crêpe, which clung and wrinkled about her slight figure, leaving her neck and arms bare.
white
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy was dressed in a simple gown of white crêpe, which clung and wrinkled about her slight figure, leaving her neck and arms bare.
wide
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From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A NARROW PATH When Sanford, after dining, rang her bell, Mrs. Leroy was seated on the veranda that overlooked the garden,—a wide and inviting veranda, always carpeted in summer with mats and rugs, and made comfortable with cane chairs and straw divans that were softened into luxurious delights by silk cushions.
wrinkled
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From this reading Mrs. Leroy was dressed in a simple gown of white crêpe, which clung and wrinkled about her slight figure, leaving her neck and arms bare.
