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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 It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
almost
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He got down from the fire-seat with a weary movement, as if the fire-seat had been very high.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He got down from the fire-seat with a weary movement, as if the fire-seat had been very high.
bitterness
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From this reading He said, with a little bitterness, but as if with more fatigue:
business
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From this reading "Well, I've got the business of telling Macmaster that I'm leaving the office.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He said, with a little bitterness, but as if with more fatigue:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
dark
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
dejectedly
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From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
dining-room
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
down
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From this reading He got down from the fire-seat with a weary movement, as if the fire-seat had been very high.
Duchemins
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
fatigue
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From this reading He said, with a little bitterness, but as if with more fatigue:
fire-seat
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From this reading He got down from the fire-seat with a weary movement, as if the fire-seat had been very high.
firelight
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From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He got down from the fire-seat with a weary movement, as if the fire-seat had been very high.
gilding
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
gleams
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
got
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From this reading He got down from the fire-seat with a weary movement, as if the fire-seat had been very high.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
grown
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
hair
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From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
hand-polished
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got down from the fire-seat with a weary movement, as if the fire-seat had been very high.
high
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From this reading He got down from the fire-seat with a weary movement, as if the fire-seat had been very high.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
huddled
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From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
I'm
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From this reading "Well, I've got the business of telling Macmaster that I'm leaving the office.
I've
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From this reading "Well, I've got the business of telling Macmaster that I'm leaving the office.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He got down from the fire-seat with a weary movement, as if the fire-seat had been very high.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
large
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
leaving
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From this reading "Well, I've got the business of telling Macmaster that I'm leaving the office.
like
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said, with a little bitterness, but as if with more fatigue:
Macmaster
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From this reading "Well, I've got the business of telling Macmaster that I'm leaving the office.
more
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
movement
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From this reading He got down from the fire-seat with a weary movement, as if the fire-seat had been very high.
nearly
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
office
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From this reading "Well, I've got the business of telling Macmaster that I'm leaving the office.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
places
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From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
playing
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From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
rather
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From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
room
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
said
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From this reading He said, with a little bitterness, but as if with more fatigue:
sat
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From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
sense
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
silver
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From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
telling
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From this reading "Well, I've got the business of telling Macmaster that I'm leaving the office.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
Tietjens
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From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
together
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From this reading Tietjens sat, huddled rather together, dejectedly, the firelight playing on the silver places of his hair.
very
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From this reading He got down from the fire-seat with a weary movement, as if the fire-seat had been very high.
weary
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From this reading He got down from the fire-seat with a weary movement, as if the fire-seat had been very high.
week
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I've got the business of telling Macmaster that I'm leaving the office.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He got down from the fire-seat with a weary movement, as if the fire-seat had been very high.
woods
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From this reading It had grown nearly dark outside: they had a sense of the large room that, almost week by week, had grown, for its gleams of gilding and hand-polished dark woods, more like the great dining-room at the Duchemins.
