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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 study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
auxiliary
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
blustering
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From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
boisterous
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From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
bookcase
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
chairs
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
clothed
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
dilettanti
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
driving
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From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
dust
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From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
engage
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
farmer
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From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
furniture
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From this reading Its furniture was of the plainest.
gilding
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
glazed
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Lumsden, of Portoran, was seated in his study.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Lumsden, of Portoran, was seated in his study.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
large
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
leather
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
library
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
looking
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
Lumsden
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From this reading Mr. Lumsden, of Portoran, was seated in his study.
luxurious
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
Manse
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
March
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From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
marvellously
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
means
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Lumsden, of Portoran, was seated in his study.
multitude
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Lumsden, of Portoran, was seated in his study.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
one's
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
overflowing
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
piled
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
place
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
plainest
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From this reading Its furniture was of the plainest.
Portoran
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From this reading Mr. Lumsden, of Portoran, was seated in his study.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
proverb
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From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
reclining
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
respectable
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
rude
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From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
Russian
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
says
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From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
scant
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
seated
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From this reading Mr. Lumsden, of Portoran, was seated in his study.
seedsman
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From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
student
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
study
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From this reading Mr. Lumsden, of Portoran, was seated in his study.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
there
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
valuable
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From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
venture
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
volumes
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
walls
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Lumsden, of Portoran, was seated in his study.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
window
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From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
withal
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From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The March wind was blustering boisterous and rude without, driving its precious dust, so valuable, as the proverb says, to farmer and seedsman, upon the window.
worth
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From this reading One large respectable looking glazed bookcase, and a multitude of auxiliary shelves, were piled to overflowing with books--books worth one's while to look at, though Russian leather and gilding were marvellously scant among them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The study of the Portoran Manse was by no means a luxurious place--there were no reclining library chairs in it: the formidable volumes that clothed its walls were such as no _dilettanti_ student would venture to engage withal.
