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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 small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
all
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From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
articles
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From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
bed
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From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
bedrooms
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From this reading A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
brown
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From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
carpet
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From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
ceiling
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From this reading It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
centre
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From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
chairs
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From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
chamber
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From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
chest
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From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
corner
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From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
corridor
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From this reading A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
country-houses
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From this reading It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
door
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From this reading A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
drawers
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From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
dressing-table
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From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
examine
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From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
fashion
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From this reading It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
fate
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From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
fireplace
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From this reading It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
furniture
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From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
gapingadjectiveUS /ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/
wide open
From this reading It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
Holmes
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From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
homely
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From this reading It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
led
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From this reading A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
left-hand
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From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
low
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From this reading It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
made
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From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
met
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From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
Miss
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From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
narrow
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From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
now
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From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
old
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From this reading It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
once
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From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
opened
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From this reading A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
refused
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From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
room
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From this reading It was a homely little room, with a low ceiling and a gaping fireplace, after the fashion of old country-houses.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
second
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From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
side
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From this reading A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
sister
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From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
sleeping
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From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
small
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From this reading A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
square
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From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
Stoner
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From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
three
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From this reading A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
two
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From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
up
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From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
white-counterpaned
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From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
whitewashed
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From this reading A small side door led into the whitewashed corridor from which the three bedrooms opened.
wicker-worknounUS /ˈwɪkər wɜːrk/
work made by weaving thin flexible branches together
From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
Wilton
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From this reading These articles, with two small wicker-work chairs, made up all the furniture in the room save for a square of Wilton carpet in the centre.
window
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From this reading A brown chest of drawers stood in one corner, a narrow white-counterpaned bed in another, and a dressing-table on the left-hand side of the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
