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Chapter XIX
It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank. Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall. A kettle sang upon a spirit-stove, and there were tea things upon a tray on the table. "Try that chair and have a cigarette," said Lee. "Let me pour you out a cup of tea.
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From this reading “Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.”
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading “Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Try that chair and have a cigarette," said Lee.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let me pour you out a cup of tea.”
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading “Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
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From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
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From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
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From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
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From this reading "Try that chair and have a cigarette," said Lee.
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From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
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From this reading "Try that chair and have a cigarette," said Lee.
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From this reading "Let me pour you out a cup of tea.
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From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
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From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
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From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
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From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
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From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Try that chair and have a cigarette," said Lee.
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From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
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From this reading A kettle sang upon a spirit-stove, and there were tea things upon a tray on the table.
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From this reading "Try that chair and have a cigarette," said Lee.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me pour you out a cup of tea.
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From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me pour you out a cup of tea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Let me pour you out a cup of tea.
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From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A kettle sang upon a spirit-stove, and there were tea things upon a tray on the table.
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From this reading "Let me pour you out a cup of tea.
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From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let me pour you out a cup of tea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Try that chair and have a cigarette," said Lee.
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From this reading A kettle sang upon a spirit-stove, and there were tea things upon a tray on the table.
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kettle sang upon a spirit-stove, and there were tea things upon a tray on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kettle sang upon a spirit-stove, and there were tea things upon a tray on the table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Try that chair and have a cigarette," said Lee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kettle sang upon a spirit-stove, and there were tea things upon a tray on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kettle sang upon a spirit-stove, and there were tea things upon a tray on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A kettle sang upon a spirit-stove, and there were tea things upon a tray on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Try that chair and have a cigarette," said Lee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
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From this reading Inside, the main room was roughly fitted up as a study--deal table, unpainted shelves with books, and a few cheap oleographs upon the wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A kettle sang upon a spirit-stove, and there were tea things upon a tray on the table.
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From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
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From this reading It was a small, square, white building, with green doors and shutters, and a rustic trellis-work porch, standing back some fifty yards from the river's bank.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Let me pour you out a cup of tea.
