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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 I threw myself rather discontentedly into a chair.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
ARTauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
chair
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From this reading I threw myself rather discontentedly into a chair.
chairs
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From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
crossed
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
deep
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From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "So you did not hear my little effort the other night?" he remarked, smiling.
discontentedly
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From this reading I threw myself rather discontentedly into a chair.
easily
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
effort
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From this reading "So you did not hear my little effort the other night?" he remarked, smiling.
elbows
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
find
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From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
finger
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
gallery
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From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
gazed
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
go
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From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you did not hear my little effort the other night?" he remarked, smiling.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
honeysuckles
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From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
legs
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
meditatively
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
meeting
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "So you did not hear my little effort the other night?" he remarked, smiling.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I threw myself rather discontentedly into a chair.
night
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From this reading "So you did not hear my little effort the other night?" he remarked, smiling.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "So you did not hear my little effort the other night?" he remarked, smiling.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
ORIENT
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From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
Orme
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From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
other
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From this reading "So you did not hear my little effort the other night?" he remarked, smiling.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
quietly
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
rails
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
rather
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From this reading I threw myself rather discontentedly into a chair.
remarked
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From this reading "So you did not hear my little effort the other night?" he remarked, smiling.
said
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From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
seated
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
shade
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From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
slender
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
smiling
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From this reading "So you did not hear my little effort the other night?" he remarked, smiling.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you did not hear my little effort the other night?" he remarked, smiling.
somewhat
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
stepped
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From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
supported
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
sweet
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From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
tavern
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From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
threw
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From this reading I threw myself rather discontentedly into a chair.
tips
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From this reading Orme seated himself quietly in another, his slender legs crossed easily, his hands meeting above his elbows supported on the chair rails, as he gazed somewhat meditatively at his finger tips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
Virginia
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From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
warm
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From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
wide
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From this reading We stepped over to the gallery of the little tavern, where the shade was deep and the chairs were wide and the honeysuckles sweet.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you did not hear my little effort the other night?" he remarked, smiling.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE ART OF THE ORIENT "Come," said Orme to me, "let us go into the shade, for I find your Virginia morning warm."
