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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 At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
acquaintance
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From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
aristocratic
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
atmosphere
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From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
bachelor
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From this reading Everywhere there were mingled the luxury of the wealthy man of taste and the careless untidiness of the bachelor.
bathed
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From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
careless
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From this reading Everywhere there were mingled the luxury of the wealthy man of taste and the careless untidiness of the bachelor.
combined
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From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
comfort
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From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
dingy
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
door
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From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
doorway
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From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
down
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
drab
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From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
electric
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From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
elegance
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From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
end
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From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
Everywhere
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From this reading Everywhere there were mingled the luxury of the wealthy man of taste and the careless untidiness of the bachelor.
extraordinary
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From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
famous
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
Flail
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
general
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From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
glancing
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From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
impression
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From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
John
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
lamps
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From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
Lord
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
luxury
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From this reading Everywhere there were mingled the luxury of the wealthy man of taste and the careless untidiness of the bachelor.
man
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From this reading Everywhere there were mingled the luxury of the wealthy man of taste and the careless untidiness of the bachelor.
masculine
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From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
mingled
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From this reading Everywhere there were mingled the luxury of the wealthy man of taste and the careless untidiness of the bachelor.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
new
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From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
number
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From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
portals
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
pushed
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From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
radiance
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From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
rookery
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
room
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From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
round
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From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
Roxton
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
ruddy
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From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
shades
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From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
shining
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From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
StandingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
Street
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
switch
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From this reading At the end of a long drab passage my new acquaintance pushed open a door and turned on an electric switch.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Everywhere there were mingled the luxury of the wealthy man of taste and the careless untidiness of the bachelor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
there
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From this reading Everywhere there were mingled the luxury of the wealthy man of taste and the careless untidiness of the bachelor.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
tinted
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From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
together
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
turned
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
untidiness
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From this reading Everywhere there were mingled the luxury of the wealthy man of taste and the careless untidiness of the bachelor.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
Vigo
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From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
virility
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From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was the Flail of the Lord" Lord John Roxton and I turned down Vigo Street together and through the dingy portals of the famous aristocratic rookery.
wealthy
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From this reading Everywhere there were mingled the luxury of the wealthy man of taste and the careless untidiness of the bachelor.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everywhere there were mingled the luxury of the wealthy man of taste and the careless untidiness of the bachelor.
whole
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From this reading A number of lamps shining through tinted shades bathed the whole great room before us in a ruddy radiance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Standing in the doorway and glancing round me, I had a general impression of extraordinary comfort and elegance combined with an atmosphere of masculine virility.
