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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 When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
all
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
bed
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
bright
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From this reading Everything was bright and cheerful with gay-flowered chintz.
carried
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
cheerful
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From this reading Everything was bright and cheerful with gay-flowered chintz.
chintz
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From this reading Everything was bright and cheerful with gay-flowered chintz.
conscious
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
crackling
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was bright and cheerful with gay-flowered chintz.
eyes
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From this reading He moved on his pillow, and turned over, opening his eyes.
Fauntleroy
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
fire
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
gay-flowered
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From this reading Everything was bright and cheerful with gay-flowered chintz.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
hearth
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From this reading There was a fire on the hearth, and the sunshine was streaming in through the ivy-entwined windows.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He moved on his pillow, and turned over, opening his eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
ivy-entwined
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From this reading There was a fire on the hearth, and the sunshine was streaming in through the ivy-entwined windows.
Lord
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
moved
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From this reading He moved on his pillow, and turned over, opening his eyes.
murmur
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
night
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He moved on his pillow, and turned over, opening his eyes.
opening
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From this reading He moved on his pillow, and turned over, opening his eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He moved on his pillow, and turned over, opening his eyes.
pillow
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From this reading He moved on his pillow, and turned over, opening his eyes.
room
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From this reading There were two women in the room.
sound
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
streaming
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From this reading There was a fire on the hearth, and the sunshine was streaming in through the ivy-entwined windows.
sunshine
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From this reading There was a fire on the hearth, and the sunshine was streaming in through the ivy-entwined windows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
There
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From this reading There were two women in the room.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a fire on the hearth, and the sunshine was streaming in through the ivy-entwined windows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
turned
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From this reading He moved on his pillow, and turned over, opening his eyes.
two
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From this reading There were two women in the room.
voices
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
wakened
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
windows
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From this reading There was a fire on the hearth, and the sunshine was streaming in through the ivy-entwined windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everything was bright and cheerful with gay-flowered chintz.
women
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From this reading There were two women in the room.
wood
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From this reading When Lord Fauntleroy wakened in the morning--he had not wakened at all when he had been carried to bed the night before,--the first sound he was conscious of were the crackling of a wood fire and the murmur of voices.
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