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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 It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
airy
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At one end of the room is an archway shrouded by a portière, forming the entrance to the second Mrs. Drelincourt's boudoir.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
archway
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From this reading At one end of the room is an archway shrouded by a portière, forming the entrance to the second Mrs. Drelincourt's boudoir.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
arranging
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
beauty
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
beds
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
boudoir
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From this reading At one end of the room is an archway shrouded by a portière, forming the entrance to the second Mrs. Drelincourt's boudoir.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At one end of the room is an archway shrouded by a portière, forming the entrance to the second Mrs. Drelincourt's boudoir.
charming
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
cut
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
dew
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
dipped
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
Drelincourt's
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From this reading At one end of the room is an archway shrouded by a portière, forming the entrance to the second Mrs. Drelincourt's boudoir.
early
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From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
END
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
entrance
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From this reading At one end of the room is an archway shrouded by a portière, forming the entrance to the second Mrs. Drelincourt's boudoir.
Fairlawn
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From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
flower
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
flowers
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
forming
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From this reading At one end of the room is an archway shrouded by a portière, forming the entrance to the second Mrs. Drelincourt's boudoir.
fresh
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
full
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
girl
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
greenest
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
hardly
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
interspersed
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
jar
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
lawn
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
lovely
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From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
lovers
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From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
Mrs
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From this reading At one end of the room is an archway shrouded by a portière, forming the entrance to the second Mrs. Drelincourt's boudoir.
Nankin
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
once
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one end of the room is an archway shrouded by a portière, forming the entrance to the second Mrs. Drelincourt's boudoir.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
pair
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From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
portière
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From this reading At one end of the room is an archway shrouded by a portière, forming the entrance to the second Mrs. Drelincourt's boudoir.
quaint
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
room
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From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
rosebud
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
second
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From this reading At one end of the room is an archway shrouded by a portière, forming the entrance to the second Mrs. Drelincourt's boudoir.
shapes
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
shrouded
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From this reading At one end of the room is an archway shrouded by a portière, forming the entrance to the second Mrs. Drelincourt's boudoir.
sizes
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
some
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
space
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
summer
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From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
sunny
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
sweet
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
table
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From this reading At a table between the windows a very charming girl, as fresh and sweet as a rosebud dipped in dew, is arranging some cut flowers in a Nankin jar.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
two
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
various
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
very
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
windows
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From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And a very pleasant room it is, at once sunny and airy, with two long windows which open on a space of greenest lawn interspersed with flower beds of various quaint shapes and sizes, which as yet are hardly in their full summer beauty.
youthful
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From this reading It is a lovely afternoon in early summer, and a pair of youthful lovers have the morning room at Fairlawn to themselves.
