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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 THE DESCENT OF MAN A pool of June sunlight lay on the library floor.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
all
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From this reading It made a veritable Pool of Siloam, with all around a brown, bank-like duskiness.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It made a veritable Pool of Siloam, with all around a brown, bank-like duskiness.
Ashendyne
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From this reading Flanking each case hung Ashendyne portraits, in oval, very old gilt frames.
Ashendynes
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From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
bank-like
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From this reading It made a veritable Pool of Siloam, with all around a brown, bank-like duskiness.
BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
book-lined
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
brown
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From this reading It made a veritable Pool of Siloam, with all around a brown, bank-like duskiness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
calf
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
cartes
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From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
case
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From this reading Flanking each case hung Ashendyne portraits, in oval, very old gilt frames.
cases
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
de
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From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
DESCENTnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading THE DESCENT OF MAN A pool of June sunlight lay on the library floor.
dozen
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From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
duskiness
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From this reading It made a veritable Pool of Siloam, with all around a brown, bank-like duskiness.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
filled
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
fixed
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From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
Flanking
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From this reading Flanking each case hung Ashendyne portraits, in oval, very old gilt frames.
floor
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From this reading THE DESCENT OF MAN A pool of June sunlight lay on the library floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
four
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
frame
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From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
frames
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From this reading Flanking each case hung Ashendyne portraits, in oval, very old gilt frames.
gilt
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From this reading Flanking each case hung Ashendyne portraits, in oval, very old gilt frames.
hung
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From this reading Flanking each case hung Ashendyne portraits, in oval, very old gilt frames.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Flanking each case hung Ashendyne portraits, in oval, very old gilt frames.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It made a veritable Pool of Siloam, with all around a brown, bank-like duskiness.
June
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From this reading THE DESCENT OF MAN A pool of June sunlight lay on the library floor.
lay
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From this reading THE DESCENT OF MAN A pool of June sunlight lay on the library floor.
library
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From this reading THE DESCENT OF MAN A pool of June sunlight lay on the library floor.
made
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From this reading It made a veritable Pool of Siloam, with all around a brown, bank-like duskiness.
mahogany
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
MAN
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From this reading THE DESCENT OF MAN A pool of June sunlight lay on the library floor.
means
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
mellow
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
most
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DESCENT OF MAN A pool of June sunlight lay on the library floor.
old
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From this reading Flanking each case hung Ashendyne portraits, in oval, very old gilt frames.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE DESCENT OF MAN A pool of June sunlight lay on the library floor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
others
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From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
oval
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From this reading Flanking each case hung Ashendyne portraits, in oval, very old gilt frames.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
photographs
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From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
pool
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From this reading THE DESCENT OF MAN A pool of June sunlight lay on the library floor.
portraits
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From this reading Flanking each case hung Ashendyne portraits, in oval, very old gilt frames.
Revolutionary
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From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
room
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
silhouettes
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From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
Siloam
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From this reading It made a veritable Pool of Siloam, with all around a brown, bank-like duskiness.
sunlight
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From this reading THE DESCENT OF MAN A pool of June sunlight lay on the library floor.
tall
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESCENT OF MAN A pool of June sunlight lay on the library floor.
there
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
three
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From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
veritable
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From this reading It made a veritable Pool of Siloam, with all around a brown, bank-like duskiness.
very
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From this reading Flanking each case hung Ashendyne portraits, in oval, very old gilt frames.
visite
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From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
wall
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
war
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From this reading Beneath three of these were fixed silhouettes of Revolutionary Ashendynes; beneath the others, war photographs, _cartes de visite_, a dozen in one frame.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
well
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From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The room was by no means book-lined, but there were four tall mahogany cases, one against each wall, well filled for the most part with mellow calf.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It made a veritable Pool of Siloam, with all around a brown, bank-like duskiness.
