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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 Light, entering the vast room—a room so high that its carved ceiling refused itself to exact scrutiny—travelled, with the wistful, cold curiosity of the dawn, over a fantastic storehouse of Time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Round about this dining hall they had built and pulled down and restored, until the rest of Monkland Court presented some aspect of homogeneity.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here alone they had left virgin the work of the old quasi-monastic builders, and within it unconsciously deposited their souls.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For in this dining hall—one of the finest in England—the Caradoc family had for centuries assembled the trophies and records of their existence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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aspect
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assembled
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From this reading For in this dining hall—one of the finest in England—the Caradoc family had for centuries assembled the trophies and records of their existence.
builders
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built
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Light, unaccompanied by the prejudice of human eyes, made strange revelation of incongruities, as though illuminating the dispassionate march of history.
Caradoc
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carved
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ceiling
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centuries
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cold
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Court
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curiosity
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dawn
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deposited
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dining
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From this reading For in this dining hall—one of the finest in England—the Caradoc family had for centuries assembled the trophies and records of their existence.
dispassionate
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down
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England
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From this reading For in this dining hall—one of the finest in England—the Caradoc family had for centuries assembled the trophies and records of their existence.
entering
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exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
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existence
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eyes
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family
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fantastic
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finest
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From this reading For in this dining hall—one of the finest in England—the Caradoc family had for centuries assembled the trophies and records of their existence.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For in this dining hall—one of the finest in England—the Caradoc family had for centuries assembled the trophies and records of their existence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For in this dining hall—one of the finest in England—the Caradoc family had for centuries assembled the trophies and records of their existence.
hall
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From this reading For in this dining hall—one of the finest in England—the Caradoc family had for centuries assembled the trophies and records of their existence.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here alone they had left virgin the work of the old quasi-monastic builders, and within it unconsciously deposited their souls.
high
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history
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homogeneity
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human
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illuminating
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From this reading Light, unaccompanied by the prejudice of human eyes, made strange revelation of incongruities, as though illuminating the dispassionate march of history.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For in this dining hall—one of the finest in England—the Caradoc family had for centuries assembled the trophies and records of their existence.
incongruities
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here alone they had left virgin the work of the old quasi-monastic builders, and within it unconsciously deposited their souls.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Light, entering the vast room—a room so high that its carved ceiling refused itself to exact scrutiny—travelled, with the wistful, cold curiosity of the dawn, over a fantastic storehouse of Time.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Light, entering the vast room—a room so high that its carved ceiling refused itself to exact scrutiny—travelled, with the wistful, cold curiosity of the dawn, over a fantastic storehouse of Time.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here alone they had left virgin the work of the old quasi-monastic builders, and within it unconsciously deposited their souls.
Light
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made
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march
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Monkland
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From this reading Round about this dining hall they had built and pulled down and restored, until the rest of Monkland Court presented some aspect of homogeneity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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old
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From this reading Here alone they had left virgin the work of the old quasi-monastic builders, and within it unconsciously deposited their souls.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For in this dining hall—one of the finest in England—the Caradoc family had for centuries assembled the trophies and records of their existence.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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prejudice
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presented
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From this reading Round about this dining hall they had built and pulled down and restored, until the rest of Monkland Court presented some aspect of homogeneity.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Round about this dining hall they had built and pulled down and restored, until the rest of Monkland Court presented some aspect of homogeneity.
quasi-monastic
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From this reading Here alone they had left virgin the work of the old quasi-monastic builders, and within it unconsciously deposited their souls.
records
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From this reading For in this dining hall—one of the finest in England—the Caradoc family had for centuries assembled the trophies and records of their existence.
refused
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restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Round about this dining hall they had built and pulled down and restored, until the rest of Monkland Court presented some aspect of homogeneity.
restored
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revelation
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room
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Round
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scrutiny
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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some
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souls
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From this reading Here alone they had left virgin the work of the old quasi-monastic builders, and within it unconsciously deposited their souls.
storehouse
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strange
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Light, entering the vast room—a room so high that its carved ceiling refused itself to exact scrutiny—travelled, with the wistful, cold curiosity of the dawn, over a fantastic storehouse of Time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Light, entering the vast room—a room so high that its carved ceiling refused itself to exact scrutiny—travelled, with the wistful, cold curiosity of the dawn, over a fantastic storehouse of Time.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For in this dining hall—one of the finest in England—the Caradoc family had for centuries assembled the trophies and records of their existence.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Round about this dining hall they had built and pulled down and restored, until the rest of Monkland Court presented some aspect of homogeneity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For in this dining hall—one of the finest in England—the Caradoc family had for centuries assembled the trophies and records of their existence.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Light, unaccompanied by the prejudice of human eyes, made strange revelation of incongruities, as though illuminating the dispassionate march of history.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Light, entering the vast room—a room so high that its carved ceiling refused itself to exact scrutiny—travelled, with the wistful, cold curiosity of the dawn, over a fantastic storehouse of Time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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travelled
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trophies
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unaccompanied
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unconsciously
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From this reading Here alone they had left virgin the work of the old quasi-monastic builders, and within it unconsciously deposited their souls.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
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vast
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virgin
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wistful
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Light, entering the vast room—a room so high that its carved ceiling refused itself to exact scrutiny—travelled, with the wistful, cold curiosity of the dawn, over a fantastic storehouse of Time.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Here alone they had left virgin the work of the old quasi-monastic builders, and within it unconsciously deposited their souls.
work
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From this reading Here alone they had left virgin the work of the old quasi-monastic builders, and within it unconsciously deposited their souls.
