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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 THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pierol, motioning to him to wait, vanished through an opposite door, then in a moment reappeared.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From this he was brought into a small room where were ladies and pages.
answering
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From this reading Garin, answering his sign, went forward and, passing beneath the lintel, found himself in the princess’s chamber.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Garin, answering his sign, went forward and, passing beneath the lintel, found himself in the princess’s chamber.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She sat beside a table placed for the better light before the southern window.
better
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From this reading She sat beside a table placed for the better light before the southern window.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From this he was brought into a small room where were ladies and pages.
chamber
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From this reading Garin, answering his sign, went forward and, passing beneath the lintel, found himself in the princess’s chamber.
door
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
flight
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She sat beside a table placed for the better light before the southern window.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Garin, answering his sign, went forward and, passing beneath the lintel, found himself in the princess’s chamber.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this he was brought into a small room where were ladies and pages.
Garin
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From this reading Garin, answering his sign, went forward and, passing beneath the lintel, found himself in the princess’s chamber.
general
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
hall
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Garin, answering his sign, went forward and, passing beneath the lintel, found himself in the princess’s chamber.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Garin, answering his sign, went forward and, passing beneath the lintel, found himself in the princess’s chamber.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pierol, motioning to him to wait, vanished through an opposite door, then in a moment reappeared.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From this he was brought into a small room where were ladies and pages.
ladies
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From this reading From this he was brought into a small room where were ladies and pages.
led
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
light
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From this reading She sat beside a table placed for the better light before the southern window.
lintel
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From this reading Garin, answering his sign, went forward and, passing beneath the lintel, found himself in the princess’s chamber.
moment
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From this reading Pierol, motioning to him to wait, vanished through an opposite door, then in a moment reappeared.
motioning
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From this reading Pierol, motioning to him to wait, vanished through an opposite door, then in a moment reappeared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
opposite
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From this reading Pierol, motioning to him to wait, vanished through an opposite door, then in a moment reappeared.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
pages
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From this reading From this he was brought into a small room where were ladies and pages.
passing
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From this reading Garin, answering his sign, went forward and, passing beneath the lintel, found himself in the princess’s chamber.
Pierol
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
placed
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From this reading She sat beside a table placed for the better light before the southern window.
princess's
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From this reading Garin, answering his sign, went forward and, passing beneath the lintel, found himself in the princess’s chamber.
reappeared
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From this reading Pierol, motioning to him to wait, vanished through an opposite door, then in a moment reappeared.
room
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
sat
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From this reading She sat beside a table placed for the better light before the southern window.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat beside a table placed for the better light before the southern window.
sign
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From this reading Garin, answering his sign, went forward and, passing beneath the lintel, found himself in the princess’s chamber.
small
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From this reading From this he was brought into a small room where were ladies and pages.
southern
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From this reading She sat beside a table placed for the better light before the southern window.
steps
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
stone
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
table
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From this reading She sat beside a table placed for the better light before the southern window.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
then
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From this reading Pierol, motioning to him to wait, vanished through an opposite door, then in a moment reappeared.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this he was brought into a small room where were ladies and pages.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
TOWER
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
turning
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
UPONprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
upward
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
vanished
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From this reading Pierol, motioning to him to wait, vanished through an opposite door, then in a moment reappeared.
wait
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From this reading Pierol, motioning to him to wait, vanished through an opposite door, then in a moment reappeared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From this he was brought into a small room where were ladies and pages.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From this he was brought into a small room where were ladies and pages.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading From this he was brought into a small room where were ladies and pages.
WHITE
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
wide
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
winding
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From this reading THE WHITE TOWER UPON the wide steps that led to the door he found Pierol, who, turning, went before him through a hall or general room to a flight of stone steps winding upward.
window
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From this reading She sat beside a table placed for the better light before the southern window.
