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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 SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The curtain was still hanging, but the boudoir and dressing-room could be taken as one chamber for the purposes of our experiment.
apartment
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From this reading At the end of it, divided by a curtain of red velvet, was a small apartment which formed the Professor's dressing-room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The curtain was still hanging, but the boudoir and dressing-room could be taken as one chamber for the purposes of our experiment.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of it, divided by a curtain of red velvet, was a small apartment which formed the Professor's dressing-room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
bedroom
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From this reading This in turn opened into a large bedroom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One door and the window frame had been plastered round with varnished paper so as to be practically sealed.
boudoir
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From this reading The curtain was still hanging, but the boudoir and dressing-room could be taken as one chamber for the purposes of our experiment.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The curtain was still hanging, but the boudoir and dressing-room could be taken as one chamber for the purposes of our experiment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the end of it, divided by a curtain of red velvet, was a small apartment which formed the Professor's dressing-room.
chamber
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
charmingly
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The curtain was still hanging, but the boudoir and dressing-room could be taken as one chamber for the purposes of our experiment.
curtain
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From this reading At the end of it, divided by a curtain of red velvet, was a small apartment which formed the Professor's dressing-room.
destined
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the end of it, divided by a curtain of red velvet, was a small apartment which formed the Professor's dressing-room.
door
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From this reading One door and the window frame had been plastered round with varnished paper so as to be practically sealed.
dressing-room
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From this reading At the end of it, divided by a curtain of red velvet, was a small apartment which formed the Professor's dressing-room.
end
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From this reading At the end of it, divided by a curtain of red velvet, was a small apartment which formed the Professor's dressing-room.
experience
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
experiment
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From this reading The curtain was still hanging, but the boudoir and dressing-room could be taken as one chamber for the purposes of our experiment.
feet
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
feminine
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The curtain was still hanging, but the boudoir and dressing-room could be taken as one chamber for the purposes of our experiment.
formed
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From this reading At the end of it, divided by a curtain of red velvet, was a small apartment which formed the Professor's dressing-room.
fourteen
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
frame
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From this reading One door and the window frame had been plastered round with varnished paper so as to be practically sealed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One door and the window frame had been plastered round with varnished paper so as to be practically sealed.
hanging
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From this reading The curtain was still hanging, but the boudoir and dressing-room could be taken as one chamber for the purposes of our experiment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This in turn opened into a large bedroom.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This in turn opened into a large bedroom.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the end of it, divided by a curtain of red velvet, was a small apartment which formed the Professor's dressing-room.
large
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From this reading This in turn opened into a large bedroom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The curtain was still hanging, but the boudoir and dressing-room could be taken as one chamber for the purposes of our experiment.
opened
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From this reading This in turn opened into a large bedroom.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
paper
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From this reading One door and the window frame had been plastered round with varnished paper so as to be practically sealed.
plastered
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From this reading One door and the window frame had been plastered round with varnished paper so as to be practically sealed.
practically
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From this reading One door and the window frame had been plastered round with varnished paper so as to be practically sealed.
Professor's
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From this reading At the end of it, divided by a curtain of red velvet, was a small apartment which formed the Professor's dressing-room.
purposes
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From this reading The curtain was still hanging, but the boudoir and dressing-room could be taken as one chamber for the purposes of our experiment.
red
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From this reading At the end of it, divided by a curtain of red velvet, was a small apartment which formed the Professor's dressing-room.
round
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From this reading One door and the window frame had been plastered round with varnished paper so as to be practically sealed.
scene
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading One door and the window frame had been plastered round with varnished paper so as to be practically sealed.
sitting-room
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
sixteen
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
small
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From this reading At the end of it, divided by a curtain of red velvet, was a small apartment which formed the Professor's dressing-room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One door and the window frame had been plastered round with varnished paper so as to be practically sealed.
some
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
square
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The curtain was still hanging, but the boudoir and dressing-room could be taken as one chamber for the purposes of our experiment.
SUBMERGED
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
taken
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From this reading The curtain was still hanging, but the boudoir and dressing-room could be taken as one chamber for the purposes of our experiment.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This in turn opened into a large bedroom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
turn
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From this reading This in turn opened into a large bedroom.
unforgettable
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From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
varnished
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From this reading One door and the window frame had been plastered round with varnished paper so as to be practically sealed.
velvet
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From this reading At the end of it, divided by a curtain of red velvet, was a small apartment which formed the Professor's dressing-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading SUBMERGED The chamber which was destined to be the scene of our unforgettable experience was a charmingly feminine sitting-room, some fourteen or sixteen feet square.
window
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From this reading One door and the window frame had been plastered round with varnished paper so as to be practically sealed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One door and the window frame had been plastered round with varnished paper so as to be practically sealed.
