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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although the furniture was ugly, the spacious room had dignity and Mrs. Carson harmonized.
altogether
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From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
banish
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From this reading Mrs. Carson was conservative and she refused to banish the early-Victorian walnut furniture.
big
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From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
brass
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From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
candles
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From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
card-table
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From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
carried
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From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
Carson
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From this reading Mrs. Carson was conservative and she refused to banish the early-Victorian walnut furniture.
Carson's
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From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
carved
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From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
claimed
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From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
conservative
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From this reading Mrs. Carson was conservative and she refused to banish the early-Victorian walnut furniture.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
dignity
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From this reading Although the furniture was ugly, the spacious room had dignity and Mrs. Carson harmonized.
Dinner
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From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
drawing-room
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From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
early-Victorian
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From this reading Mrs. Carson was conservative and she refused to banish the early-Victorian walnut furniture.
EXPERIMENTS
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From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
fireplace
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From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
furniture
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From this reading Mrs. Carson was conservative and she refused to banish the early-Victorian walnut furniture.
Gibbons
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From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
glass
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From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
gone
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From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
grate
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From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
harmonized
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From this reading Although the furniture was ugly, the spacious room had dignity and Mrs. Carson harmonized.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
JASPER
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From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
lamps
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From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
lighted
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From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
Mrs
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From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
Netherhall
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From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
noble
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From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
old
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From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
piano
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From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
pillars
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From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
plate
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From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
refused
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From this reading Mrs. Carson was conservative and she refused to banish the early-Victorian walnut furniture.
room
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From this reading Although the furniture was ugly, the spacious room had dignity and Mrs. Carson harmonized.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Carson was conservative and she refused to banish the early-Victorian walnut furniture.
silver
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From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
smoke
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From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
spacious
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From this reading Although the furniture was ugly, the spacious room had dignity and Mrs. Carson harmonized.
sticks
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From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
stop
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From this reading She claimed Gibbons carved the noble fireplace, but the plate glass carried across above the big grate did not altogether stop the smoke.
supported
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From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
Tall
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From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
ugly
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From this reading Although the furniture was ugly, the spacious room had dignity and Mrs. Carson harmonized.
walnut
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From this reading Mrs. Carson was conservative and she refused to banish the early-Victorian walnut furniture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JASPER EXPERIMENTS Dinner was over at Netherhall, and Mrs. Carson’s party had gone to the drawing-room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tall brass pillars supported oil lamps; the piano and card-table were lighted by candles in old silver sticks.
