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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 See https:// Author of "A Minor Poet," "Reuben Sachs," etc.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
aureole
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
Author
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beams
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
bent
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
cap
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
chair
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
Christmas
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From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
close
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
cold
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
comfortable
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From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
contemplation
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
crimson
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
day
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From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
delight
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
drawn
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
earnest
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
effectively
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
eighteen
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From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
engaged
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
etc
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From this reading See https:// Author of "A Minor Poet," "Reuben Sachs," etc.
face
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
father
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From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
fell
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
fight
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From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
fire
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
fitful
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
gentle
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
girl
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From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
hair
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
hard
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From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
head
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
home
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From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
house
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From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
https
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From this reading See https:// Author of "A Minor Poet," "Reuben Sachs," etc.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
Islington
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From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
Jenny
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
lamp
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
lifted
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
light
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
love
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From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
making
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
marry
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From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
Minor
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From this reading See https:// Author of "A Minor Poet," "Reuben Sachs," etc.
mother
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From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
mother's
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From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
night
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See https:// Author of "A Minor Poet," "Reuben Sachs," etc.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
parlour
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From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
played
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
Poet
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From this reading See https:// Author of "A Minor Poet," "Reuben Sachs," etc.
possession
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
rays
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
Reuben
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From this reading See https:// Author of "A Minor Poet," "Reuben Sachs," etc.
round
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
Sachs
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From this reading See https:// Author of "A Minor Poet," "Reuben Sachs," etc.
school
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
See
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From this reading See https:// Author of "A Minor Poet," "Reuben Sachs," etc.
serene
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
sewing
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
sisters
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From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
sitting
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From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
sketch
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
Slade
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
subject
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
table
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
Tea
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
Titian-coloured
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
two
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From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
usual
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From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
very
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
watercolour
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
week
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From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was about a week after Christmas, and we--my mother, my two sisters, and myself--were sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A hard fight with fortune had been my mother's from the day when, a girl of eighteen, she had left a comfortable home to marry my father for love.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
widow's
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From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading My mother had drawn her chair close to the fire, for the night was very cold, and the fitful crimson beams played about her worn, serene, and gentle face, under its widow's cap, as she bent over the sewing in her hands.
young
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From this reading Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making a watercolour sketch of still life by the light of the lamp, whose rays fell effectively on her bent head with its aureole of Titian-coloured hair--the delight of the Slade school--and on her round, earnest young face as she lifted it from time to time in contemplation of her subject.
