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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 "You stood before me like a thought, A dream remembered in a dream."
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is five o'clock in the afternoon, and Herst is the richer by one more inmate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is five o'clock in the afternoon, and Herst is the richer by one more inmate.
arrived
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From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
bedroom
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From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "You stood before me like a thought, A dream remembered in a dream."
blue
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is five o'clock in the afternoon, and Herst is the richer by one more inmate.
cheeks
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From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
cloudy
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
Coleridge
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From this reading --Coleridge.
compared
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
conducted
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From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading "You stood before me like a thought, A dream remembered in a dream."
filled
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
finally
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From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
five
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From this reading It is five o'clock in the afternoon, and Herst is the richer by one more inmate.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
Herst
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From this reading It is five o'clock in the afternoon, and Herst is the richer by one more inmate.
home
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You stood before me like a thought, A dream remembered in a dream."
inmate
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From this reading It is five o'clock in the afternoon, and Herst is the richer by one more inmate.
innumerable
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is five o'clock in the afternoon, and Herst is the richer by one more inmate.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is five o'clock in the afternoon, and Herst is the richer by one more inmate.
like
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From this reading "You stood before me like a thought, A dream remembered in a dream."
luxuries
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
lying
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From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
Marcia
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From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
marvel
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You stood before me like a thought, A dream remembered in a dream."
modest
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
Molly
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From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
Molly's
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
more
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From this reading It is five o'clock in the afternoon, and Herst is the richer by one more inmate.
muslins
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
o'clock
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From this reading It is five o'clock in the afternoon, and Herst is the richer by one more inmate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is five o'clock in the afternoon, and Herst is the richer by one more inmate.
palpably
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From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
pressed
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From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
received
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From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
remembered
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From this reading "You stood before me like a thought, A dream remembered in a dream."
richer
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From this reading It is five o'clock in the afternoon, and Herst is the richer by one more inmate.
sanctum
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
snug
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You stood before me like a thought, A dream remembered in a dream."
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is five o'clock in the afternoon, and Herst is the richer by one more inmate.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You stood before me like a thought, A dream remembered in a dream."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
tone
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From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
very
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
virginal
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
welcome
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From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
white
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Molly has arrived, has been received by Marcia, has pressed cheeks with her, has been told she is welcome in a palpably lying tone, and finally has been conducted to her bedroom.
wonder
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From this reading Such a wonder of a bedroom compared with Molly's snug but modest sanctum at home,--a very marvel of white and blue, and cloudy virginal muslins, and filled with innumerable luxuries.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You stood before me like a thought, A dream remembered in a dream."
