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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 that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
age
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
air
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
Arms
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From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
aspect
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From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
beautified
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
bore
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From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
brilliant
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
centre
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From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
charm
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
climate
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
country
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From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
desirable
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
dimensions
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From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
dreamland
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From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
earlier
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
effect
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
evening
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
exactly
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
excellent
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
French
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From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
gable
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
given
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
Grantley
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From this reading When Lewis Grantley looked out next morning, the prospect was not so idyllic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
house
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
idyllic
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From this reading When Lewis Grantley looked out next morning, the prospect was not so idyllic.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
instincts
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
Lewis
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From this reading When Lewis Grantley looked out next morning, the prospect was not so idyllic.
light
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
lingering
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
living
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lewis Grantley looked out next morning, the prospect was not so idyllic.
magic
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
means
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From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
Murkley
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From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
night
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From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Lewis Grantley looked out next morning, the prospect was not so idyllic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
old
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
opposite
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
out
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From this reading When Lewis Grantley looked out next morning, the prospect was not so idyllic.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
place
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From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
previous
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From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
projecting
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
prospect
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From this reading When Lewis Grantley looked out next morning, the prospect was not so idyllic.
romance
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
small
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From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When Lewis Grantley looked out next morning, the prospect was not so idyllic.
softened
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
softness
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
sort
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
stair
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
strange
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From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
street
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From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
too
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
town
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From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
unlike
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From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
village
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From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
warm
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
washed
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Lewis Grantley looked out next morning, the prospect was not so idyllic.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
widened
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From this reading The "Murkley Arms" was in the centre of the village, where the street widened into a sort of _place_ by no means unlike that of a French country town of small dimensions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In that wonderful light, everything had been softened and beautified--a sort of living romance was in the air; the evening softness and the strange magic of the lingering light had given a charm to everything.
wonderfully
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From this reading The village of Murkley next morning bore an aspect wonderfully different from that of the enchanted dreamland of the previous night.
yellow
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From this reading The house exactly opposite was an old one, with a projecting gable and outside stair, washed with a warm yellow, such as the instincts of an earlier age found desirable, and with excellent effect, in a climate never too brilliant.
