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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 She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I heard yesterday afternoon, when I was at Vernon's house in Hampstead, that an attempt was to be made somewhere.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I heard yesterday afternoon, when I was at Vernon's house in Hampstead, that an attempt was to be made somewhere.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
arm-chair
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
artistic
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
attempt
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From this reading I heard yesterday afternoon, when I was at Vernon's house in Hampstead, that an attempt was to be made somewhere.
autumn
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
back
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I heard yesterday afternoon, when I was at Vernon's house in Hampstead, that an attempt was to be made somewhere.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
Berkeley
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
big
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
blue
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
bouquet
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From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
bowl
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brightly
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
brown
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
brows
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
centre
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From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
chatting
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From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
chin
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
cosy
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
dahlias
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From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
delicate
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
dressed
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
earnestness
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
experience
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From this reading I related my strange experience of the previous night, whereupon she had said, in a low, intense voice-- "Yes.
expression
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
eyes
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
foliage
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From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
full
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
gown
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
Green
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
Hampstead
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From this reading I heard yesterday afternoon, when I was at Vernon's house in Hampstead, that an attempt was to be made somewhere.
hand
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
heard
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From this reading I heard yesterday afternoon, when I was at Vernon's house in Hampstead, that an attempt was to be made somewhere.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
Hotel
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
house
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From this reading I heard yesterday afternoon, when I was at Vernon's house in Hampstead, that an attempt was to be made somewhere.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
intense
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From this reading I related my strange experience of the previous night, whereupon she had said, in a low, intense voice-- "Yes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
knit
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
leaned
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
Lola
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
low
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From this reading I related my strange experience of the previous night, whereupon she had said, in a low, intense voice-- "Yes.
lying
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From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
made
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From this reading I heard yesterday afternoon, when I was at Vernon's house in Hampstead, that an attempt was to be made somewhere.
match
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I related my strange experience of the previous night, whereupon she had said, in a low, intense voice-- "Yes.
neatly-made
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
night
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From this reading I related my strange experience of the previous night, whereupon she had said, in a low, intense voice-- "Yes.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
overlooking
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
page-boy
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From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
Park
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
PASTURE
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
Piccadilly
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
pointed
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
pretty
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
previous
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From this reading I related my strange experience of the previous night, whereupon she had said, in a low, intense voice-- "Yes.
related
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From this reading I related my strange experience of the previous night, whereupon she had said, in a low, intense voice-- "Yes.
roses
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From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
said
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From this reading I related my strange experience of the previous night, whereupon she had said, in a low, intense voice-- "Yes.
seated
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
shade
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
SHEEP
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
shoes
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
shone
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
sideboard
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From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
silk
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
silver
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From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
sitting-room
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
slightly
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
smart
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
somewhere
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From this reading I heard yesterday afternoon, when I was at Vernon's house in Hampstead, that an attempt was to be made somewhere.
stockings
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
strange
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From this reading I related my strange experience of the previous night, whereupon she had said, in a low, intense voice-- "Yes.
sun
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From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
table
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From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I heard yesterday afternoon, when I was at Vernon's house in Hampstead, that an attempt was to be made somewhere.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
THYdeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
turned
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
Vernon's
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From this reading I heard yesterday afternoon, when I was at Vernon's house in Hampstead, that an attempt was to be made somewhere.
voice
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From this reading I related my strange experience of the previous night, whereupon she had said, in a low, intense voice-- "Yes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I heard yesterday afternoon, when I was at Vernon's house in Hampstead, that an attempt was to be made somewhere.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
whereupon
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From this reading I related my strange experience of the previous night, whereupon she had said, in a low, intense voice-- "Yes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Upon the centre table stood a big silver bowl of dahlias and autumn foliage, while upon a sideboard was lying a fine bouquet of roses which a page-boy had brought in as we had been chatting.
white
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From this reading She was dressed in a pretty, neatly-made gown of a delicate brown shade, with silk stockings and smart little shoes to match, and as she leaned back in her cosy arm-chair, her pointed chin upon her white hand, her big blue eyes, so full of expression, were turned upon me, their brows slightly knit in her earnestness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "SHEEP OF THY PASTURE" The autumn sun shone brightly into the artistic little sitting-room at the _Berkeley Hotel_, overlooking Piccadilly and the Green Park, where, next morning, I was seated alone with Lola.
Yes
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From this reading I related my strange experience of the previous night, whereupon she had said, in a low, intense voice-- "Yes.
yesterday
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From this reading I heard yesterday afternoon, when I was at Vernon's house in Hampstead, that an attempt was to be made somewhere.
