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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 A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
Arthur
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From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
butterflies
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From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
children
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From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
city
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From this reading A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
crowded
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From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
curtains
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From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
dim
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From this reading A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
dull
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From this reading A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
evil
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From this reading Never had life seemed lovelier to him, never had the things of evil seemed more remote.
flickering
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From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
flitting
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From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
got
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From this reading He got up and looked out of the window.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
green
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From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never had life seemed lovelier to him, never had the things of evil seemed more remote.
hanging
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From this reading A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
haze
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From this reading A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got up and looked out of the window.
heat
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From this reading A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Never had life seemed lovelier to him, never had the things of evil seemed more remote.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
houses
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From this reading A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
ivory-silk
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From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had life seemed lovelier to him, never had the things of evil seemed more remote.
like
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From this reading A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He got up and looked out of the window.
Lord
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From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
lovelier
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From this reading Never had life seemed lovelier to him, never had the things of evil seemed more remote.
midday
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From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
more
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From this reading Never had life seemed lovelier to him, never had the things of evil seemed more remote.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had life seemed lovelier to him, never had the things of evil seemed more remote.
o'clock
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From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
out
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From this reading He got up and looked out of the window.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
Park
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From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
pavement
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From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
people
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From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
remote
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From this reading Never had life seemed lovelier to him, never had the things of evil seemed more remote.
roofs
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From this reading A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
room
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From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had life seemed lovelier to him, never had the things of evil seemed more remote.
silver
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From this reading A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
some
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From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
square
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From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
streaming
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From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
sun
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From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
things
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From this reading Never had life seemed lovelier to him, never had the things of evil seemed more remote.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
twelve
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From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
up
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From this reading He got up and looked out of the window.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
way
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From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A dim haze of heat was hanging over the great city, and the roofs of the houses were like dull silver.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
white
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From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
window
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From this reading He got up and looked out of the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the flickering green of the square below some children were flitting about like white butterflies, and the pavement was crowded with people on their way to the Park.
woke
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From this reading WHEN Lord Arthur woke it was twelve o’clock, and the midday sun was streaming through the ivory-silk curtains of his room.
