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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 A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
adjoining
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From this reading They heard the official stirring in the adjoining room.
all
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From this reading The door was closed, for as the table contained all that was requisite, it was understood they waited on themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
beamed
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
beautiful
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
closed
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From this reading The door was closed, for as the table contained all that was requisite, it was understood they waited on themselves.
contained
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From this reading The door was closed, for as the table contained all that was requisite, it was understood they waited on themselves.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
delicious
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
dining-room
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
door
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From this reading The door was closed, for as the table contained all that was requisite, it was understood they waited on themselves.
elegancy
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
flower-stand
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
flowers
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The door was closed, for as the table contained all that was requisite, it was understood they waited on themselves.
fragrance
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
Geneviève
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
gilding
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
green
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
heard
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From this reading They heard the official stirring in the adjoining room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The door was closed, for as the table contained all that was requisite, it was understood they waited on themselves.
large
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
leaves
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
Maurice
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
more
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
MORROW
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From this reading THE MORROW.
neatness
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
official
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From this reading They heard the official stirring in the adjoining room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
perfumed
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
placed
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
profusion
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
requisite
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From this reading The door was closed, for as the table contained all that was requisite, it was understood they waited on themselves.
room
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From this reading They heard the official stirring in the adjoining room.
roses
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
sat
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
season
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
served
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
spotless
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
stirring
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From this reading They heard the official stirring in the adjoining room.
sun
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
table
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From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The door was closed, for as the table contained all that was requisite, it was understood they waited on themselves.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORROW.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The door was closed, for as the table contained all that was requisite, it was understood they waited on themselves.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The door was closed, for as the table contained all that was requisite, it was understood they waited on themselves.
three
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
understood
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From this reading The door was closed, for as the table contained all that was requisite, it was understood they waited on themselves.
waited
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From this reading The door was closed, for as the table contained all that was requisite, it was understood they waited on themselves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
window
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
window-blinds
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From this reading A beautiful sun beamed across the green window-blinds, gilding the leaves of three large roses placed in a flower-stand before the window of Maurice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading These flowers, more precious as the season was on the decline, perfumed with a delicious fragrance the little dining-room of spotless neatness, where at a table served with every elegancy, but without profusion, sat Maurice and Geneviève.
