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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 There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
apartment
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From this reading There could not have been a woman’s apartment more entirely breathing of women, and of comfort, and tranquillity, and peace.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There could not have been a woman’s apartment more entirely breathing of women, and of comfort, and tranquillity, and peace.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
breathing
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From this reading There could not have been a woman’s apartment more entirely breathing of women, and of comfort, and tranquillity, and peace.
brighten
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
browns
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From this reading The warm flicker of the firelight seemed to draw out the sweetness of the flowers, the deeper tints of colour, the reds and browns of the furniture.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
colour
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From this reading The warm flicker of the firelight seemed to draw out the sweetness of the flowers, the deeper tints of colour, the reds and browns of the furniture.
comfort
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From this reading There could not have been a woman’s apartment more entirely breathing of women, and of comfort, and tranquillity, and peace.
comfortable
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
corner
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could not have been a woman’s apartment more entirely breathing of women, and of comfort, and tranquillity, and peace.
creamy
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
curtains
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
dark
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
deeper
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From this reading The warm flicker of the firelight seemed to draw out the sweetness of the flowers, the deeper tints of colour, the reds and browns of the furniture.
delicate
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
dim
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
draw
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From this reading The warm flicker of the firelight seemed to draw out the sweetness of the flowers, the deeper tints of colour, the reds and browns of the furniture.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There could not have been a woman’s apartment more entirely breathing of women, and of comfort, and tranquillity, and peace.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
fire
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
firelight
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From this reading The warm flicker of the firelight seemed to draw out the sweetness of the flowers, the deeper tints of colour, the reds and browns of the furniture.
fitful
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
flicker
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From this reading The warm flicker of the firelight seemed to draw out the sweetness of the flowers, the deeper tints of colour, the reds and browns of the furniture.
flowers
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
forth
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
fragrant
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
furniture
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From this reading The warm flicker of the firelight seemed to draw out the sweetness of the flowers, the deeper tints of colour, the reds and browns of the furniture.
giving
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
gleams
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
glimmering
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
groups
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There could not have been a woman’s apartment more entirely breathing of women, and of comfort, and tranquillity, and peace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
lighting
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
longer
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
mirrors
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
more
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From this reading There could not have been a woman’s apartment more entirely breathing of women, and of comfort, and tranquillity, and peace.
most
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
narcissus
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
out
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From this reading The warm flicker of the firelight seemed to draw out the sweetness of the flowers, the deeper tints of colour, the reds and browns of the furniture.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
peace
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From this reading There could not have been a woman’s apartment more entirely breathing of women, and of comfort, and tranquillity, and peace.
pictures
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
place
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
plants
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
pot
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
prospect
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
quiet
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
reds
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From this reading The warm flicker of the firelight seemed to draw out the sweetness of the flowers, the deeper tints of colour, the reds and browns of the furniture.
reflection
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
RESTORATION
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From this reading THE RESTORATION.
Rhoda's
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
room
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
ruddy
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
safest
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The warm flicker of the firelight seemed to draw out the sweetness of the flowers, the deeper tints of colour, the reds and browns of the furniture.
sitting-room
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
spreading
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
spring
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
sweetness
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From this reading The warm flicker of the firelight seemed to draw out the sweetness of the flowers, the deeper tints of colour, the reds and browns of the furniture.
tall
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESTORATION.
There
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From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
tints
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From this reading The warm flicker of the firelight seemed to draw out the sweetness of the flowers, the deeper tints of colour, the reds and browns of the furniture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
tranquillity
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From this reading There could not have been a woman’s apartment more entirely breathing of women, and of comfort, and tranquillity, and peace.
turned
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
up
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
very
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
walls
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
warm
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
windows
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From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rhoda’s sitting-room was very warm and pleasant and quiet, the safest and most comfortable place--the fire lighting it up with fitful gleams, the windows still glimmering between the curtains with the dim twilight which had not turned to dark, the pictures and mirrors on the walls giving forth gleams of ruddy reflection.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There were no longer flowers outside to brighten the prospect, but within groups of plants in every corner, and a tall pot of creamy, fragrant narcissus spreading its delicate spring scent through the room.
woman's
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From this reading There could not have been a woman’s apartment more entirely breathing of women, and of comfort, and tranquillity, and peace.
women
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From this reading There could not have been a woman’s apartment more entirely breathing of women, and of comfort, and tranquillity, and peace.
