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30
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From this reading 'No, sir, you are in 30 Acacia Gardens,' replied Leonora, severely.
Acacia
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From this reading 'No, sir, you are in 30 Acacia Gardens,' replied Leonora, severely.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading '[Greek: Ten d' apameibomenos prosephe koruthaiolos] Asher,' answered the magician, dreamily.
apameibomenos
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From this reading '[Greek: Ten d' apameibomenos prosephe koruthaiolos] Asher,' answered the magician, dreamily.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'No, sir, you are in 30 Acacia Gardens,' replied Leonora, severely.
Asher
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From this reading '[Greek: Ten d' apameibomenos prosephe koruthaiolos] Asher,' answered the magician, dreamily.
bearing
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From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
chamber
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From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
d
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From this reading '[Greek: Ten d' apameibomenos prosephe koruthaiolos] Asher,' answered the magician, dreamily.
deceive
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From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
dreamily
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From this reading '[Greek: Ten d' apameibomenos prosephe koruthaiolos] Asher,' answered the magician, dreamily.
find
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From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
Gardens
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From this reading 'No, sir, you are in 30 Acacia Gardens,' replied Leonora, severely.
Greek
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From this reading '[Greek: Ten d' apameibomenos prosephe koruthaiolos] Asher,' answered the magician, dreamily.
guest
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From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
Helen
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From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
hospitality
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From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
Ilion
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From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
inform
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From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
koruthaiolos
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From this reading '[Greek: Ten d' apameibomenos prosephe koruthaiolos] Asher,' answered the magician, dreamily.
Leonora
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From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
magiciannounUS /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading '[Greek: Ten d' apameibomenos prosephe koruthaiolos] Asher,' answered the magician, dreamily.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
more
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From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, sir, you are in 30 Acacia Gardens,' replied Leonora, severely.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
once
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From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
prosephe
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From this reading '[Greek: Ten d' apameibomenos prosephe koruthaiolos] Asher,' answered the magician, dreamily.
rampaging
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From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'No, sir, you are in 30 Acacia Gardens,' replied Leonora, severely.
request
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From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
sacred
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From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
said
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From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
severely
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From this reading 'No, sir, you are in 30 Acacia Gardens,' replied Leonora, severely.
Sir
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From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
Ten
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From this reading '[Greek: Ten d' apameibomenos prosephe koruthaiolos] Asher,' answered the magician, dreamily.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
unbidden
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From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
UNBOSOMS
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voice
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From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
walls
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From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
why
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From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'
winsome
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From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Do my senses deceive me, or--that voice, that winsome bearing--am I once more with Helen on the walls of Ilion?'
WIZARD
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From this reading THE WIZARD UNBOSOMS.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Sir,' said Leonora, 'may I request you to inform me why we find you, rampaging an unbidden guest, in the chamber which is sacred to hospitality?'