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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 "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
altogether
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From this reading The windows were not closed, and the pale day had not altogether died.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Lilias was seated beside her sisters in the drawing-room in the soft darkness of the summer night.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
certain
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From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
closed
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From this reading The windows were not closed, and the pale day had not altogether died.
curtains
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
dark
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
darkness
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From this reading Lilias was seated beside her sisters in the drawing-room in the soft darkness of the summer night.
day
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From this reading The windows were not closed, and the pale day had not altogether died.
daylight
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From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
died
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From this reading The windows were not closed, and the pale day had not altogether died.
dim
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
drawing-room
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From this reading Lilias was seated beside her sisters in the drawing-room in the soft darkness of the summer night.
earth-stars
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
enough
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From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
faded
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The windows were not closed, and the pale day had not altogether died.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lilias was seated beside her sisters in the drawing-room in the soft darkness of the summer night.
hour
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From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
ill
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From this reading "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lilias was seated beside her sisters in the drawing-room in the soft darkness of the summer night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
known
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
lamps
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
large
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
light
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From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
lighted
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
like
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
Lilias
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From this reading Lilias was seated beside her sisters in the drawing-room in the soft darkness of the summer night.
lucky
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From this reading "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
much
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From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
night
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From this reading Lilias was seated beside her sisters in the drawing-room in the soft darkness of the summer night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The windows were not closed, and the pale day had not altogether died.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lilias was seated beside her sisters in the drawing-room in the soft darkness of the summer night.
opal
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From this reading "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
pale
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From this reading The windows were not closed, and the pale day had not altogether died.
read
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From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
respect
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From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
room
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
scarcely
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
seated
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From this reading Lilias was seated beside her sisters in the drawing-room in the soft darkness of the summer night.
shining
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
Simon
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From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
sisters
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From this reading Lilias was seated beside her sisters in the drawing-room in the soft darkness of the summer night.
soft
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From this reading Lilias was seated beside her sisters in the drawing-room in the soft darkness of the summer night.
state
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From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
stone
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From this reading "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
summer
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From this reading Lilias was seated beside her sisters in the drawing-room in the soft darkness of the summer night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lilias was seated beside her sisters in the drawing-room in the soft darkness of the summer night.
there
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
turquoise
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From this reading "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
two
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
velvet
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
wainscot
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From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
windows
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From this reading The windows were not closed, and the pale day had not altogether died.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was still light enough to read by; but Simon brought in the lamps at a certain hour, without much respect to the state of the daylight.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But that there were two lamps lighted, shining like two dim earth-stars in the large dim room, with its dark wainscot and faded velvet curtains, you would scarcely have known it was night.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you ever hear that a turquoise was lucky and an opal an ill stone?"
