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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 THE BISHOP'S TOWN HOUSE The library was a noble one for a London house.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
all
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From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE BISHOP'S TOWN HOUSE The library was a noble one for a London house.
authors
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From this reading Here the sun fell upon the glazed-fronted cabinets, which held the priceless first editions of modern authors.
BISHOP'S
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From this reading AT THE BISHOP'S TOWN HOUSE The library was a noble one for a London house.
black-letter
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From this reading There it illuminated those cabinets which confined and guarded the old black-letter editions of the bishop's famous collection of medieval missals.
cabinets
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From this reading Here the sun fell upon the glazed-fronted cabinets, which held the priceless first editions of modern authors.
collection
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From this reading There it illuminated those cabinets which confined and guarded the old black-letter editions of the bishop's famous collection of medieval missals.
confined
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From this reading There it illuminated those cabinets which confined and guarded the old black-letter editions of the bishop's famous collection of medieval missals.
crimson-laden
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From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
editions
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From this reading Here the sun fell upon the glazed-fronted cabinets, which held the priceless first editions of modern authors.
famous
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From this reading There it illuminated those cabinets which confined and guarded the old black-letter editions of the bishop's famous collection of medieval missals.
fell
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From this reading Here the sun fell upon the glazed-fronted cabinets, which held the priceless first editions of modern authors.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the sun fell upon the glazed-fronted cabinets, which held the priceless first editions of modern authors.
floor
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From this reading From floor to roof the great tomes winked and glittered in the light.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AT THE BISHOP'S TOWN HOUSE The library was a noble one for a London house.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From floor to roof the great tomes winked and glittered in the light.
glazed-fronted
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From this reading Here the sun fell upon the glazed-fronted cabinets, which held the priceless first editions of modern authors.
glittered
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From this reading From floor to roof the great tomes winked and glittered in the light.
glory
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From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
golden
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From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From floor to roof the great tomes winked and glittered in the light.
guarded
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From this reading There it illuminated those cabinets which confined and guarded the old black-letter editions of the bishop's famous collection of medieval missals.
held
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From this reading Here the sun fell upon the glazed-fronted cabinets, which held the priceless first editions of modern authors.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the sun fell upon the glazed-fronted cabinets, which held the priceless first editions of modern authors.
HOUSE
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From this reading AT THE BISHOP'S TOWN HOUSE The library was a noble one for a London house.
illuminated
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From this reading There it illuminated those cabinets which confined and guarded the old black-letter editions of the bishop's famous collection of medieval missals.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There it illuminated those cabinets which confined and guarded the old black-letter editions of the bishop's famous collection of medieval missals.
late
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From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
library
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From this reading AT THE BISHOP'S TOWN HOUSE The library was a noble one for a London house.
light
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From this reading From floor to roof the great tomes winked and glittered in the light.
London
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From this reading AT THE BISHOP'S TOWN HOUSE The library was a noble one for a London house.
medieval
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From this reading There it illuminated those cabinets which confined and guarded the old black-letter editions of the bishop's famous collection of medieval missals.
missals
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From this reading There it illuminated those cabinets which confined and guarded the old black-letter editions of the bishop's famous collection of medieval missals.
modern
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From this reading Here the sun fell upon the glazed-fronted cabinets, which held the priceless first editions of modern authors.
noble
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From this reading AT THE BISHOP'S TOWN HOUSE The library was a noble one for a London house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
old
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From this reading There it illuminated those cabinets which confined and guarded the old black-letter editions of the bishop's famous collection of medieval missals.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AT THE BISHOP'S TOWN HOUSE The library was a noble one for a London house.
place
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From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
poured
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From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
priceless
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From this reading Here the sun fell upon the glazed-fronted cabinets, which held the priceless first editions of modern authors.
roof
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From this reading From floor to roof the great tomes winked and glittered in the light.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
summer
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From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
sun
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From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE BISHOP'S TOWN HOUSE The library was a noble one for a London house.
There
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From this reading There it illuminated those cabinets which confined and guarded the old black-letter editions of the bishop's famous collection of medieval missals.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There it illuminated those cabinets which confined and guarded the old black-letter editions of the bishop's famous collection of medieval missals.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From floor to roof the great tomes winked and glittered in the light.
tomes
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From this reading From floor to roof the great tomes winked and glittered in the light.
touched
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From this reading The late sun of the summer afternoon in town poured into the place and touched all the golden and crimson-laden shelves in glory.
TOWN
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From this reading AT THE BISHOP'S TOWN HOUSE The library was a noble one for a London house.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Here the sun fell upon the glazed-fronted cabinets, which held the priceless first editions of modern authors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE BISHOP'S TOWN HOUSE The library was a noble one for a London house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here the sun fell upon the glazed-fronted cabinets, which held the priceless first editions of modern authors.
winked
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From this reading From floor to roof the great tomes winked and glittered in the light.
