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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 was not Arizona, emphatically not, but rather the sweet and garnished and lavendered respectability of a Connecticut village.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading My dirty old _cantinas_ lay stacked against the washstand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
Arizona
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From this reading It was not Arizona, emphatically not, but rather the sweet and garnished and lavendered respectability of a Connecticut village.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At sight of them I had to grin.
bed
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
cantinas
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From this reading My dirty old _cantinas_ lay stacked against the washstand.
chairs
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
chintz
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
Connecticut
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From this reading It was not Arizona, emphatically not, but rather the sweet and garnished and lavendered respectability of a Connecticut village.
counterpane
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I travelled cowboy fashion.
court
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
cowboy
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From this reading Of course I travelled cowboy fashion.
curtains
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
dirty
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From this reading My dirty old _cantinas_ lay stacked against the washstand.
emphatically
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From this reading It was not Arizona, emphatically not, but rather the sweet and garnished and lavendered respectability of a Connecticut village.
fashion
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From this reading Of course I travelled cowboy fashion.
floor
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
garnished
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
grin
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From this reading At sight of them I had to grin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At sight of them I had to grin.
hung
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At sight of them I had to grin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
lavendered
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From this reading It was not Arizona, emphatically not, but rather the sweet and garnished and lavendered respectability of a Connecticut village.
lay
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From this reading My dirty old _cantinas_ lay stacked against the washstand.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dirty old _cantinas_ lay stacked against the washstand.
net
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not Arizona, emphatically not, but rather the sweet and garnished and lavendered respectability of a Connecticut village.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not Arizona, emphatically not, but rather the sweet and garnished and lavendered respectability of a Connecticut village.
old
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From this reading My dirty old _cantinas_ lay stacked against the washstand.
opening
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
painted
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
papered
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
perfect
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
polish
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
rather
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From this reading It was not Arizona, emphatically not, but rather the sweet and garnished and lavendered respectability of a Connecticut village.
repair
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
respectability
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From this reading It was not Arizona, emphatically not, but rather the sweet and garnished and lavendered respectability of a Connecticut village.
room
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
rugged
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
sheets
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
sight
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From this reading At sight of them I had to grin.
small
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
stacked
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From this reading My dirty old _cantinas_ lay stacked against the washstand.
sweet
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From this reading It was not Arizona, emphatically not, but rather the sweet and garnished and lavendered respectability of a Connecticut village.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At sight of them I had to grin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At sight of them I had to grin.
travelled
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From this reading Of course I travelled cowboy fashion.
upholstered
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
village
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From this reading It was not Arizona, emphatically not, but rather the sweet and garnished and lavendered respectability of a Connecticut village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
washstand
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From this reading My dirty old _cantinas_ lay stacked against the washstand.
waxed
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
way
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
window
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From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room was small, but it was papered, it was rugged, its floor was painted and waxed, its window--opening into the court, by the way--was hung with chintz and net curtains, its bed was garnished with sheets and counterpane, its chairs were upholstered and in perfect repair and polish.
