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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 Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
air
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
ash
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
beds
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He was stretched in a long chair, high up in the terraced gardens behind the Hall.
blossom
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
blue
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From this reading The sea was blue; the sheltered air where they sat was warm and perfumed.
borders
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
chair
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From this reading He was stretched in a long chair, high up in the terraced gardens behind the Hall.
cigar
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
connoisseurnounUS /ˌkɑːnəˈsɜːr/
a person who knows a great deal about the quality of something
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
crocuses
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
Dunster
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
favoured
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From this reading Mr. Dunster, who was occupying the position of a favoured guest, was feeling very much at home.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Dunster, who was occupying the position of a favoured guest, was feeling very much at home.
feet
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
forcing
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
gardens
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From this reading He was stretched in a long chair, high up in the terraced gardens behind the Hall.
gazed
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
golden
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
guest
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Hall
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From this reading He was stretched in a long chair, high up in the terraced gardens behind the Hall.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was stretched in a long chair, high up in the terraced gardens behind the Hall.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
high
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From this reading He was stretched in a long chair, high up in the terraced gardens behind the Hall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
home
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From this reading Mr. Dunster, who was occupying the position of a favoured guest, was feeling very much at home.
hyacinths
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was stretched in a long chair, high up in the terraced gardens behind the Hall.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
John
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
lilac
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
mats
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
Mr
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much
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From this reading Mr. Dunster, who was occupying the position of a favoured guest, was feeling very much at home.
occupying
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From this reading Mr. Dunster, who was occupying the position of a favoured guest, was feeling very much at home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
P
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
patches
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
perfumed
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From this reading The sea was blue; the sheltered air where they sat was warm and perfumed.
pink
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
position
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From this reading Mr. Dunster, who was occupying the position of a favoured guest, was feeling very much at home.
purple
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
removed
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
sat
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From this reading The sea was blue; the sheltered air where they sat was warm and perfumed.
sea
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From this reading The sea was blue; the sheltered air where they sat was warm and perfumed.
sheltered
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From this reading The sea was blue; the sheltered air where they sat was warm and perfumed.
stretched
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From this reading He was stretched in a long chair, high up in the terraced gardens behind the Hall.
sunlit
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
teeth
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
terraced
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From this reading He was stretched in a long chair, high up in the terraced gardens behind the Hall.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
there
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sea was blue; the sheltered air where they sat was warm and perfumed.
tree
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
up
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From this reading He was stretched in a long chair, high up in the terraced gardens behind the Hall.
very
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From this reading Mr. Dunster, who was occupying the position of a favoured guest, was feeling very much at home.
violets
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
warm
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From this reading The sea was blue; the sheltered air where they sat was warm and perfumed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was stretched in a long chair, high up in the terraced gardens behind the Hall.
way
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The sea was blue; the sheltered air where they sat was warm and perfumed.
white
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From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Dunster, who was occupying the position of a favoured guest, was feeling very much at home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. John P. Dunster removed the cigar from his teeth and gazed at the long white ash with the air of a connoisseur.
world
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
yellow
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From this reading At his feet were golden mats of yellow crocuses; long borders of hyacinths--pink and purple; beds of violets; a great lilac tree, with patches of blossom here and there forcing their way into a sunlit world.
