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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 Almost Successful IT was not a bedroom she was in now.
Almost
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From this reading Almost Successful IT was not a bedroom she was in now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
ask
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From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
bedroom
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From this reading Almost Successful IT was not a bedroom she was in now.
better
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From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this was not what entranced her eye.
came
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From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
carved
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
ceiling
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
centre
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
chairs
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
church
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From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
corners
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
crawling
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
creatures
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
creeping
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
dark
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
deep
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
entranced
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From this reading But this was not what entranced her eye.
expectation
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From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
eye
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From this reading But this was not what entranced her eye.
faces
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
felt
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From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
find
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From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
floor
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
glass
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From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
God
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From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
Gypsy
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
heavy
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
hideous
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
I'd
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From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Almost Successful IT was not a bedroom she was in now.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Almost Successful IT was not a bedroom she was in now.
Jesus
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From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
kind
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From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
legs
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
making
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Almost Successful IT was not a bedroom she was in now.
now
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From this reading Almost Successful IT was not a bedroom she was in now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
once
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From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
Opposite
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From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
panelled
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
prayers
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From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
recesses
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
roof
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
room
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
rows
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
saw
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
say
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From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost Successful IT was not a bedroom she was in now.
side
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From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
smaller
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
some
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
stained
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From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
stretching
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
Successful
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From this reading Almost Successful IT was not a bedroom she was in now.
table
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
tables
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
taking
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From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
then
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From this reading She looked up in expectation, and then the thought came into her mind: "I'd better say my prayers, and then I can ask God to help me find Jesus."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this was not what entranced her eye.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
up
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From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
walls
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From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Almost Successful IT was not a bedroom she was in now.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But this was not what entranced her eye.
whole
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From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
window
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From this reading Opposite her, taking up the whole of one side of the room, was a stained glass window, and Gypsy felt at once this must be a kind of church.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A room with dark panelled walls and ceiling, with rows upon rows of books stretching from floor to roof, a table in the centre of the room, with great carved corners and legs; and as Gypsy looked, she thought she saw hideous creeping creatures crawling over it, and making faces at her; some heavy chairs, and smaller tables in deep recesses.
