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1904
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From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
addition
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
appeared
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
architect
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From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
Architects
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
B
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
bare
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From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
British
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
Cannon
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
centre
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
clean
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
COMPETITION
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
conquer
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
considerably
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
customary
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From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
desk
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From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
dirty
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
door
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
door-face
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
E
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
earliest
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From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
electric
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From this reading He had just switched on the electric light over his head.
evening
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From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
exhausted
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From this reading He looked sterner and older; he looked very worried, fretful, exhausted.
face
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
flat
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From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
floor
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
freshly
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
fretful
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From this reading He looked sterner and older; he looked very worried, fretful, exhausted.
G
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
George
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
green
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just switched on the electric light over his head.
head
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From this reading He had just switched on the electric light over his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had just switched on the electric light over his head.
house
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
indicating
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
initials
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
Institute
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
just
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From this reading He had just switched on the electric light over his head.
kissed
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
large
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From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
light
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From this reading He had just switched on the electric light over his head.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked sterner and older; he looked very worried, fretful, exhausted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
older
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From this reading He looked sterner and older; he looked very worried, fretful, exhausted.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
out
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had just switched on the electric light over his head.
paint
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
put
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
R
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
rod
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
room
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From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
Royal
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
Russell
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
sat
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From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
sign
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
small
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From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
spring
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From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
Square
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
sterner
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From this reading He looked sterner and older; he looked very worried, fretful, exhausted.
switched
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From this reading He had just switched on the electric light over his head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
throwing
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
triumphant
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
very
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From this reading He looked sterner and older; he looked very worried, fretful, exhausted.
white
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
whole
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From this reading The addition of the triumphant initials (indicating that George had kissed the rod of the Royal Institute of British Architects in order to conquer) had put the sign as a whole out of centre, throwing it considerably to the right on the green door-face.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the small and bare room, on an evening in earliest spring in 1904, sat George at the customary large flat desk of the architect.
words
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From this reading COMPETITION I On the face of the door on the third floor of the house in Russell Square the words 'G.E. Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.' in clean white paint.
worried
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From this reading He looked sterner and older; he looked very worried, fretful, exhausted.
