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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 Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about a yard and a half from the ground.
according
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From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
accustomed
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
admit
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From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was about a yard and a half from the ground.
aperture
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From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
becoming
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
caprice
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From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
chamber
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
closet
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
dark
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From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
Delia
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From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
diagonally
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From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
easily
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From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
eight
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
enough
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From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
eye
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From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
eyes
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
faintly
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From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
feet
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
four
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was about a yard and a half from the ground.
gallery
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From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
gloom
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
ground
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From this reading It was about a yard and a half from the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about a yard and a half from the ground.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
inner
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From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about a yard and a half from the ground.
large
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From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
made
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
man
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From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
more
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
narrow
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
Now
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From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
oblong
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
out
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
parallel
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
patterned
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From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
rather
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
said
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
saw
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From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
see
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From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
squares
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From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
triangles
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From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
used
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From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
wall
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From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Now, where one of these squares had been Delia saw a dark aperture easily large enough to admit the body of a man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What was it used for?" she said, as her eyes becoming more accustomed to the gloom she made out a narrow, oblong chamber, or rather closet, about eight feet by four, and running parallel with the wall.
yard
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From this reading It was about a yard and a half from the ground.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The inner wall of the gallery was patterned faintly in large squares diagonally divided, so that you might see in them squares or triangles according to the caprice of the eye.
