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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 This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE REVEREND EMANUEL CREAMWELL AND HIS SON TAKE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THINGS.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor, but there are contained within it that you and I might be the better for knowing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
better
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From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor, but there are contained within it that you and I might be the better for knowing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor.
chapter
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From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
commencement
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From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
contained
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From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor, but there are contained within it that you and I might be the better for knowing.
CREAMWELL
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DIFFERENTnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE REVEREND EMANUEL CREAMWELL AND HIS SON TAKE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THINGS.
EMANUEL
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fanciful
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From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
flash
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From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
floor
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From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor, but there are contained within it that you and I might be the better for knowing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor.
gloomy
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From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
heaven
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From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE REVEREND EMANUEL CREAMWELL AND HIS SON TAKE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THINGS.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor, but there are contained within it that you and I might be the better for knowing.
illumines
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From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor.
knowing
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From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor, but there are contained within it that you and I might be the better for knowing.
ladder
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From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
merrily
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From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
motes
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From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
myriad
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From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REVEREND EMANUEL CREAMWELL AND HIS SON TAKE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THINGS.
out
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From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
place
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From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
reference
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From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
referred
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From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
REVEREND
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see
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From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
seems
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From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
slanting
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From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor.
SON
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sparkle
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From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
StrangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
study
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From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
sunbeam
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From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor.
surrounding
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From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
TAKEnounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE REVEREND EMANUEL CREAMWELL AND HIS SON TAKE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THINGS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REVEREND EMANUEL CREAMWELL AND HIS SON TAKE DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THINGS.
there
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From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor, but there are contained within it that you and I might be the better for knowing.
THINGS
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
VIEWS
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This that we see before us might be, to a fanciful mind, the commencement of the ladder to heaven referred to in the last chapter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
window
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From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Strangely out of place it seems in the gloomy study which it illumines, but the myriad motes within it sparkle and flash merrily, without reference to surrounding things.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is but a sunbeam, slanting from window to floor, but there are contained within it that you and I might be the better for knowing.
