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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 The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
all
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From this reading He had sort of manly toleration for all her whims and weaknesses.
Allen
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From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
aspect
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From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was furnished in a costly manner, but more ostentatiously than good taste would dictate.
cheerful
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From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
chosen
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From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
coat
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From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
colored
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costly
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From this reading It was furnished in a costly manner, but more ostentatiously than good taste would dictate.
daily
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From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
deities
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From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
dictate
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From this reading It was furnished in a costly manner, but more ostentatiously than good taste would dictate.
dining-room
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From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
dress
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From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
enters
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far
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From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
felt
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From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had sort of manly toleration for all her whims and weaknesses.
furnished
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From this reading It was furnished in a costly manner, but more ostentatiously than good taste would dictate.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was furnished in a costly manner, but more ostentatiously than good taste would dictate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had sort of manly toleration for all her whims and weaknesses.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had sort of manly toleration for all her whims and weaknesses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
house
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From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was furnished in a costly manner, but more ostentatiously than good taste would dictate.
instinctively
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From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
invalid's
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From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was furnished in a costly manner, but more ostentatiously than good taste would dictate.
just
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From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
manly
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From this reading He had sort of manly toleration for all her whims and weaknesses.
manner
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From this reading It was furnished in a costly manner, but more ostentatiously than good taste would dictate.
master
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From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
more
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From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
Mr
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o'clock
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From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
ostentatiously
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From this reading It was furnished in a costly manner, but more ostentatiously than good taste would dictate.
place
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From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
placed
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From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
portly
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room
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From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
sacred
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From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
sacrificed
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From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
six
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From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
sort
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From this reading He had sort of manly toleration for all her whims and weaknesses.
soup
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From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
supporting
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From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
table
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From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading It was furnished in a costly manner, but more ostentatiously than good taste would dictate.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
toleration
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From this reading He had sort of manly toleration for all her whims and weaknesses.
upstairs
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From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
vest
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From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
waiter
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From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was furnished in a costly manner, but more ostentatiously than good taste would dictate.
weaknesses
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From this reading He had sort of manly toleration for all her whims and weaknesses.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
whims
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From this reading He had sort of manly toleration for all her whims and weaknesses.
white
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From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
wife
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From this reading The portly colored waiter, in dress coat and white vest, has just placed the soup on the table, and Mr. Allen enters, supporting his wife.
wore
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From this reading The dining-room at six o'clock wore a far more cheerful aspect than the invalid's room upstairs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was furnished in a costly manner, but more ostentatiously than good taste would dictate.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You instinctively felt that it was a sacred place to the master of the house, in which he daily sacrificed to one of his chosen deities.
