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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 He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
almost
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From this reading "She obeyed him, a rush of tears almost blinding her; Mr. Manners remained outside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
apartments
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From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
appointed
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From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
bedroom
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From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
blinding
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From this reading "She obeyed him, a rush of tears almost blinding her; Mr. Manners remained outside.
bric-à-brac
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From this reading The pictures, the sculptures, the _bric-à-brac_ were of the choicest character.
carpets
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From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
character
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From this reading The pictures, the sculptures, the _bric-à-brac_ were of the choicest character.
choicest
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From this reading The pictures, the sculptures, the _bric-à-brac_ were of the choicest character.
conducted
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From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
decorated
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From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
door
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From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
enter
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From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
fainted
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From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
feet
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From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
followed
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From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
furnished
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From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
heart
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From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She obeyed him, a rush of tears almost blinding her; Mr. Manners remained outside.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
Manners
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From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
Mr
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From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
obeyed
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From this reading "She obeyed him, a rush of tears almost blinding her; Mr. Manners remained outside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "She obeyed him, a rush of tears almost blinding her; Mr. Manners remained outside.
paused
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From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
pictures
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From this reading The pictures, the sculptures, the _bric-à-brac_ were of the choicest character.
princely
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From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
principal
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From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "She obeyed him, a rush of tears almost blinding her; Mr. Manners remained outside.
rooms
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From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
rush
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From this reading "She obeyed him, a rush of tears almost blinding her; Mr. Manners remained outside.
sank
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From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
sculptures
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From this reading The pictures, the sculptures, the _bric-à-brac_ were of the choicest character.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
soft
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From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
some
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From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
son's
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From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
style
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From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
sumptuously
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From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
tears
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From this reading "She obeyed him, a rush of tears almost blinding her; Mr. Manners remained outside.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
thick
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From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
throwing
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From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pictures, the sculptures, the _bric-à-brac_ were of the choicest character.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He conducted her through some of the principal apartments, which had been furnished and decorated in a princely style.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Her feet sank in the thick, soft carpets, and her heart fainted within her as she followed Mr. Manners through the sumptuously appointed rooms.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He paused before one, and, throwing open the door, "You may enter; it was my son's bedroom."
