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Chapter VI · The Eye of Death; or, the Murder Charge

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The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter VI · The Eye of Death; or, the Murder Charge

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.
Line 2
The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.
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This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.
Line 4
At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.
Line 5
Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.”

Canopy noun US /ˈkæn.ə.pi/

An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.

From this reading “At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.”

Remarkable noun US /ˈremarkable/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.”

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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 The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

active

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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

Beacon

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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

big

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/

An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.

From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

certain

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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

chair

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

children

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

coronation

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

cosiness

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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

countenance

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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

Court

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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

cushions

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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

cut

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

dining-room

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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

Duke

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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

Dukes

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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

dumpy

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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

end

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

enormous

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

erection

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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

form

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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

furniture

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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

garden

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

Gould

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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

high

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

impromptu

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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

increase

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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

inquiry

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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

Inside

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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

mahogany

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

members

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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

Michael

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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

Moon

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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

Moses

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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

most

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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

Mrs

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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

old

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

only

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

ordinary

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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

out

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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

perceived

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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

place

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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

playing

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

pomposity

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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

room

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

rooms

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

separation

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

set

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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

shops

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

slumber

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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

small

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

Smith

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

somehow

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From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

sort

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

suggested

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

surmounted

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

table

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

tent

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

threatened

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From this reading Inside this erection could be perceived the dumpy form of Mrs. Duke, with cushions and a form of countenance that already threatened slumber.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.

torn

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

two

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From this reading This had been done by Moses Gould and Michael Moon (the two most active members of this remarkable inquiry) with the ordinary furniture of the place.

umbrella

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From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

up

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

waist

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

walls

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From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The big room was, as it were, cut up into small rooms, with walls only waist high—the sort of separation that children make when they are playing at shops.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading At one end of the long mahogany table was set the one enormous garden chair, which was surmounted by the old torn tent or umbrella which Smith himself had suggested as a coronation canopy.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The dining-room of the Dukes had been set out for the Court of Beacon with a certain impromptu pomposity that seemed somehow to increase its cosiness.