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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 In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
air
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From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
any
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From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SUPPER AT HOME.
away
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From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
blue
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From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
bride
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From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
cheerful
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From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
consciousness
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From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
cool
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From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
Diana
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dusky
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From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
effect
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From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
evening
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From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
fire
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From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
fireplace
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From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
five
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From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
freshness
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From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
full
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From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
hearth
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From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
heightened
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From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
HOME
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From this reading SUPPER AT HOME.
house
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From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
hundred
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From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
just
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From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
kettle
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From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
kindled
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From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
knew
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From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
making
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From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
miles
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From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
minister
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From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
new
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From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
only
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From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
possibly
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From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
pretty
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From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
see
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From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
SUPPER
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From this reading SUPPER AT HOME.
tea
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From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
teapot
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From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
view
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From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
wide
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From this reading In the wide fireplace the minister had kindled a fire; and in a little blue teapot he was just making the tea; the kettle stood on the hearth.
windows
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From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
wish
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From this reading It was as pretty and cheerful a home view as any bride need wish to see for the first evening in her new house.
wished
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From this reading Diana knew it, and took the effect, which possibly was only heightened by the consciousness that she wished herself five hundred miles away.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The windows were open still, and the dusky air without was full of cool freshness.
