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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 DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
adjacent
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
apples
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
BAZAINE
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
bedstead
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
bright
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From this reading The bright sunshine came in by the window, which faced the south.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The bright sunshine came in by the window, which faced the south.
came
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From this reading The bright sunshine came in by the window, which faced the south.
cattle
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
chairs
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
chamber
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
containing
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
cornfield
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From this reading Merely a strip of slope could be seen, a cornfield skirted by a little wood.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
cowhouse
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
DARK
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
DAYS
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
deal
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
deep
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
detect
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
faced
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From this reading The bright sunshine came in by the window, which faced the south.
faint
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
few
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
floor
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
formerly
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
fruitery
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
furniture
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
heard
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
hoofs
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bright sunshine came in by the window, which faced the south.
iron
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
Jean's
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
large
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
lime-washed
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Merely a strip of slope could be seen, a cornfield skirted by a little wood.
lowing
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
Merely
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From this reading Merely a strip of slope could be seen, a cornfield skirted by a little wood.
muffled
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
multitude
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
occasional
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
old
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
only
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
pears
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
profoundly
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
quietness
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
room
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
seen
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From this reading Merely a strip of slope could be seen, a cornfield skirted by a little wood.
skirtednounUS /ˈskirted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Merely a strip of slope could be seen, a cornfield skirted by a little wood.
slope
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From this reading Merely a strip of slope could be seen, a cornfield skirted by a little wood.
soothing
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
sounds
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
south
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From this reading The bright sunshine came in by the window, which faced the south.
stamping
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From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
strip
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From this reading Merely a strip of slope could be seen, a cornfield skirted by a little wood.
sunshine
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From this reading The bright sunshine came in by the window, which faced the south.
table
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The quietness was profoundly soothing; only a few faint sounds from the adjacent cowhouse could be heard, the occasional lowing of cattle and the muffled stamping of their hoofs.
there
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
things
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
TIDE
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
tiled
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
together
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
TRAITOR
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
two
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
used
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
walls
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
walnut
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
WAR
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From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
wardrobe
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The bright sunshine came in by the window, which faced the south.
window
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From this reading The bright sunshine came in by the window, which faced the south.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DARK DAYS--BAZAINE THE TRAITOR--THE TIDE OF WAR Jean's room, a large chamber with a tiled floor and lime-washed walls, had formerly been used as a fruitery.
wonderfully
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From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
wood
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From this reading Merely a strip of slope could be seen, a cornfield skirted by a little wood.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You could still detect there the pleasant scent of apples and pears, and the only furniture was an iron bedstead, a deal table and two chairs, together with an old walnut wardrobe, wonderfully deep and containing a multitude of things.
