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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 MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
also
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
American
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
appeared
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
arches
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From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
artistically
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
beautiful
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From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
behalf
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
big
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
built
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From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
CAPITULATES
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
caught
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
choicely
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
cities
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From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
colonnade
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From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
contrasted
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
cunningly
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
delicacy
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From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
disquietude
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From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
dwelling
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From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
effect
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From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
expected
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
expense
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From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
eye
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
face
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From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
floor
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
framed
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From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
fretted
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From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
furnished
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
furs
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
grim
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From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
growing
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From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
house
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
how
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From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
Indian-sewn
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
Jimmy
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
kind
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
kings
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
knew
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
lace-like
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From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
latter
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
made
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From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
MERRIL
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
minutes
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From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
north
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
out
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From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
parquetted
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
pillars
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From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
princes
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
purchased
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
railroad
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
rarely
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
reached
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
resolved
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
room
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
rugs
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
Russian
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From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
sat
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From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
shortly
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
shown
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
slender
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From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
spared
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From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
supporting
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From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
surroundings
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From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
ten
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From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
there
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From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
veranda
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From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
visited
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From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
wait
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From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
Western
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From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The floor of the room, which was choicely parquetted in cunningly contrasted wood, also caught his eye, and there were Indian-sewn rugs of furs on it of a kind that he knew was rarely purchased in the north, except on behalf of Russian princes and American railroad kings.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading MERRIL CAPITULATES Merril was not in his house when Jimmy reached it, but it appeared that he was expected shortly, and the latter, who resolved to wait for him, was shown into a big artistically furnished room.
wide
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From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
windows
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From this reading Jimmy looked out through the open windows on to a wide veranda framed with a slender colonnade of wooden pillars supporting fretted arches of lace-like delicacy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sat there at least ten minutes, alone and grim in face, with a growing disquietude, for his surroundings had their effect on him.
wood
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From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
wooden
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From this reading The house was built of wood, but expense had not been spared, and those who have visited the Western cities know how beautiful a wooden dwelling can be made.
