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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 paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
absorbed
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From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
all
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
Alstyne's
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From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HER LORD AND MASTER.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
bay-window
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
bird
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
breakfast-room
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From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
cage
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
carpet
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
china
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
crimson
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
crystal
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
damask-covered
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
danced
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From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
delicate
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
fire
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
flowering
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
gilded
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great delight or happiness
From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
glittering
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
glow
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
head
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From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
hearth
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER LORD AND MASTER.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
iron-gray
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From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
irreverent
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From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
LORD
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From this reading HER LORD AND MASTER.
mansion
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From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
marble
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
MASTER
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From this reading HER LORD AND MASTER.
mellow
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
news
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From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
outshine
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
paper
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From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
pathway
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
paved
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
plants
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
pretty
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
round
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
sat
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From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
Senator
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From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
shining
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
shone
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
silver
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
soft
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
sparkling
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
stole
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From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
sumptuous
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From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
sung
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
sunlight
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From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
sunshine
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From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
Sèvres
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
table
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From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
top
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From this reading That same sunshine danced in irreverent glee upon the top of Senator Van Alstyne’s iron-gray head, as he sat with the morning paper before him, absorbed in the news.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
Van
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From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
windows
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From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
wintery
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From this reading The wintery sunlight stole in at the windows of the breakfast-room at Senator Van Alstyne’s sumptuous mansion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It paved a shining pathway over the pretty crimson carpet, over the round damask-covered table, glittering with silver and crystal and delicate Sèvres china.
wood
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From this reading A bird sung in a gilded cage amid the flowering plants in the bay-window, and the sunlight shone over all with a soft mellow glow which even the sparkling wood fire upon the marble hearth could not outshine.
