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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 Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNITY AND JACQUELINE The library at Fontenoy lay west and north.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading UNITY AND JACQUELINE The library at Fontenoy lay west and north.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
bowed
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From this reading In the great chair upon the hearth sat Colonel Churchill, somewhat bowed together and with his hand over his eyes.
brightening
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
brown
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the window stood Major Edward, very upright, very meagre, soldierly, and grey.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
chair
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From this reading In the great chair upon the hearth sat Colonel Churchill, somewhat bowed together and with his hand over his eyes.
chill
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From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
Churchill
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
clock-face
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
Colonel
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From this reading In the great chair upon the hearth sat Colonel Churchill, somewhat bowed together and with his hand over his eyes.
crossed
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
door
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
dusk
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From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
Edward
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From this reading By the window stood Major Edward, very upright, very meagre, soldierly, and grey.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
eyes
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From this reading In the great chair upon the hearth sat Colonel Churchill, somewhat bowed together and with his hand over his eyes.
faint
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
Fontenoy
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From this reading UNITY AND JACQUELINE The library at Fontenoy lay west and north.
forenoon
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From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
gilt
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
glass
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
grave
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From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the great chair upon the hearth sat Colonel Churchill, somewhat bowed together and with his hand over his eyes.
grey
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From this reading By the window stood Major Edward, very upright, very meagre, soldierly, and grey.
hand
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From this reading In the great chair upon the hearth sat Colonel Churchill, somewhat bowed together and with his hand over his eyes.
hearth
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From this reading In the great chair upon the hearth sat Colonel Churchill, somewhat bowed together and with his hand over his eyes.
Henry
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
hermit's
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From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the great chair upon the hearth sat Colonel Churchill, somewhat bowed together and with his hand over his eyes.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
JACQUELINE
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From this reading UNITY AND JACQUELINE The library at Fontenoy lay west and north.
lay
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From this reading UNITY AND JACQUELINE The library at Fontenoy lay west and north.
library
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From this reading UNITY AND JACQUELINE The library at Fontenoy lay west and north.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
Major
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From this reading By the window stood Major Edward, very upright, very meagre, soldierly, and grey.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
meagre
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From this reading By the window stood Major Edward, very upright, very meagre, soldierly, and grey.
month
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From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
north
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From this reading UNITY AND JACQUELINE The library at Fontenoy lay west and north.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
old
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the great chair upon the hearth sat Colonel Churchill, somewhat bowed together and with his hand over his eyes.
place
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From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
portrait
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
room
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From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
sat
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From this reading In the great chair upon the hearth sat Colonel Churchill, somewhat bowed together and with his hand over his eyes.
shaded
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From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
soldierly
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From this reading By the window stood Major Edward, very upright, very meagre, soldierly, and grey.
sombre
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From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
somewhat
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From this reading In the great chair upon the hearth sat Colonel Churchill, somewhat bowed together and with his hand over his eyes.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the window stood Major Edward, very upright, very meagre, soldierly, and grey.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
sun
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
swords
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
tall
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNITY AND JACQUELINE The library at Fontenoy lay west and north.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
together
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From this reading In the great chair upon the hearth sat Colonel Churchill, somewhat bowed together and with his hand over his eyes.
UNITY
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From this reading UNITY AND JACQUELINE The library at Fontenoy lay west and north.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
upright
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From this reading By the window stood Major Edward, very upright, very meagre, soldierly, and grey.
very
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From this reading By the window stood Major Edward, very upright, very meagre, soldierly, and grey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon the forenoon in question, and even though the month was May, the room looked a sombre place, chill and dusk, shaded and grave as a hermit's cell.
west
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From this reading UNITY AND JACQUELINE The library at Fontenoy lay west and north.
window
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From this reading By the window stood Major Edward, very upright, very meagre, soldierly, and grey.
windows
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From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the afternoon the sun struck through the windows and through the glass door, brightening the tall clock-face, the faint gilt and brown of old books, and the portrait of Henry Churchill with the swords crossed beneath.
