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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 this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
angular
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
announced
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From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
apparently
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
applied
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
Aurora
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From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
bed
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
bright
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
candle
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
candles
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From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
contrasted
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
corner
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
counterpane
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
crowned
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
dark
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
dim
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
enabled
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
erect
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
eyes
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
figure
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
firelight
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
fixedness
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
flowing
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
gaudy
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
gave
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From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
gazed
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
hat
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
Hyacinth
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
Lady
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From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
large
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
laugh
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From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
light
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From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
lighted
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
lips
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From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
low
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
mainly
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
mantel-shelf
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
match
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
Muniment
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
narrow
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
Oh
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From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
out
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
pair
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
patchwork
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
Paul
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
perceive
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
person
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From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
pocket
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
proceeded
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From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
pupil
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
purport
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From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
receptaclenounUS /rɪˈsep.tə.kəl/
An object or container used to hold or store something.
From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
revealed
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
said
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From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
saw
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
shoe
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
singular
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From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
slim
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
small
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
sole
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
some
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From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
stretched
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
surmounted
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
tall
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
tallow
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
tin
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
tone
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From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
unknown
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From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
vague
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
veil
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From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
VIII
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From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading VIII Paul Muniment took a match out of his pocket and lighted it on the sole of his shoe; after which he applied it to a tallow candle which stood in a tin receptacle on the low mantel-shelf.
whites
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From this reading This enabled Hyacinth to perceive a narrow bed in a corner, and a small figure stretched upon it—a figure revealed to him mainly by the bright fixedness of a pair of large eyes, of which the whites were sharply contrasted with the dark pupil, and which gazed at him across a counterpane of gaudy patchwork.
wished
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From this reading This unknown person gave a singular laugh, and said, “Oh, I brought some candles; we could have had a light if we had wished it.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this, in the dim firelight, Hyacinth saw a tall figure erect itself—a figure angular and slim, crowned with a large, vague hat, surmounted, apparently, with a flowing veil.
words
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From this reading Both the tone and the purport of the words announced to Hyacinth that they proceeded from the lips of Lady Aurora.
