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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 An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
aided
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From this reading Leonax, Barine's father, had been thus aided to transform the interior of his house into a very charming residence.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He desires comfort in it, and only the beautiful _is_ comfortable to him.
any
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From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
artist
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From this reading An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
assistants
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From this reading The Muse, the best of assistants, joins him unbidden.
attractive
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From this reading An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
Barine's
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From this reading Leonax, Barine's father, had been thus aided to transform the interior of his house into a very charming residence.
beautiful
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From this reading He desires comfort in it, and only the beautiful _is_ comfortable to him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Leonax, Barine's father, had been thus aided to transform the interior of his house into a very charming residence.
best
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From this reading The Muse, the best of assistants, joins him unbidden.
charming
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From this reading Leonax, Barine's father, had been thus aided to transform the interior of his house into a very charming residence.
comfort
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From this reading He desires comfort in it, and only the beautiful _is_ comfortable to him.
comfortable
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From this reading He desires comfort in it, and only the beautiful _is_ comfortable to him.
cross
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From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
desires
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From this reading He desires comfort in it, and only the beautiful _is_ comfortable to him.
disturb
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From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
easy
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From this reading An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
especially
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From this reading An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
eye
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From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
father
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From this reading Leonax, Barine's father, had been thus aided to transform the interior of his house into a very charming residence.
finds
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From this reading An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
give
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From this reading An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leonax, Barine's father, had been thus aided to transform the interior of his house into a very charming residence.
harmony
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From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He desires comfort in it, and only the beautiful _is_ comfortable to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He desires comfort in it, and only the beautiful _is_ comfortable to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
house
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From this reading An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He desires comfort in it, and only the beautiful _is_ comfortable to him.
interior
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From this reading Leonax, Barine's father, had been thus aided to transform the interior of his house into a very charming residence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Leonax, Barine's father, had been thus aided to transform the interior of his house into a very charming residence.
invite
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From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He desires comfort in it, and only the beautiful _is_ comfortable to him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
joins
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From this reading The Muse, the best of assistants, joins him unbidden.
Leonax
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From this reading Leonax, Barine's father, had been thus aided to transform the interior of his house into a very charming residence.
Muse
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From this reading The Muse, the best of assistants, joins him unbidden.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
noblest
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From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
offends
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From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
only
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From this reading He desires comfort in it, and only the beautiful _is_ comfortable to him.
ornament
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From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
residence
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From this reading Leonax, Barine's father, had been thus aided to transform the interior of his house into a very charming residence.
secure
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From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
stranger
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From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He desires comfort in it, and only the beautiful _is_ comfortable to him.
threshold
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From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
thus
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From this reading Leonax, Barine's father, had been thus aided to transform the interior of his house into a very charming residence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An artist, especially a great artist, finds it easy to give his house an attractive appearance.
transform
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From this reading Leonax, Barine's father, had been thus aided to transform the interior of his house into a very charming residence.
unbidden
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From this reading The Muse, the best of assistants, joins him unbidden.
very
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From this reading Leonax, Barine's father, had been thus aided to transform the interior of his house into a very charming residence.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whatever would disturb harmony offends his eye, and to secure the noblest ornament of his house he need not invite any stranger to cross its threshold.
