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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 It was unusually silent, no one stirring, not even a dog.
abandonment
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
air
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
all
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
almost
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
Bellendean
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From this reading Captain Bellendean followed Mrs. Hayward into the house.
burning
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Bellendean followed Mrs. Hayward into the house.
carpeted
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
certain
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
clear
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
cold
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From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
company
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
curtained
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
curtains
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From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
cushioned
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
dog
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From this reading It was unusually silent, no one stirring, not even a dog.
drawn
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From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
earlier
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From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
emptiness
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
empty
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was unusually silent, no one stirring, not even a dog.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
evidently
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
expectant
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
fire
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
followed
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From this reading Captain Bellendean followed Mrs. Hayward into the house.
genial
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
glow
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
habitual
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
Hayward
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From this reading Captain Bellendean followed Mrs. Hayward into the house.
house
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From this reading Captain Bellendean followed Mrs. Hayward into the house.
impressive
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
inhabitation
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
inside
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Captain Bellendean followed Mrs. Hayward into the house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was unusually silent, no one stirring, not even a dog.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
keep
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
lighted
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
luxurious
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
making
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From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
marks
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
more
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From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
Mrs
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From this reading Captain Bellendean followed Mrs. Hayward into the house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was unusually silent, no one stirring, not even a dog.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was unusually silent, no one stirring, not even a dog.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was unusually silent, no one stirring, not even a dog.
out
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From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
quiet
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
real
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
red
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
room
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
sides
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From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
signs
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
silent
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From this reading It was unusually silent, no one stirring, not even a dog.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
soft
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
softly
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
stirring
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From this reading It was unusually silent, no one stirring, not even a dog.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
tea-table
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From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
tenancy
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Bellendean followed Mrs. Hayward into the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
untouched
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From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
unusually
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From this reading It was unusually silent, no one stirring, not even a dog.
up
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
usual
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From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
vacancy
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From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
very
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
warm
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was unusually silent, no one stirring, not even a dog.
way
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From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
windows
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From this reading The tea-table stood untouched--the curtains drawn a little more than usual over the sides of the windows to keep out the cold, and making a still earlier twilight than that outside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The air was very warm and soft inside, the fire having the room to itself, and burning in a quiet genial way to keep itself company, with a clear red glow that lighted up everything.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The emptiness and silence and vacancy of that warm and luxurious room, so softly carpeted, curtained, cushioned, so evidently expectant of inhabitation, with all its certain signs and marks of habitual tenancy, yet all empty and silent, were more impressive almost than the emptiness of real abandonment.
