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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 A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
aid
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
aroused
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From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
awoke
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
bacon
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From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
bed
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
bowl
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
Breakfast
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From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
coffee
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From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
contained
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From this reading The main floor of the ranch house contained but three rooms.
counterpane
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
cracked
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
Craig
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
creaking
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
day
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From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
distinctly
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From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
dressing-room
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
entering
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
floor
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From this reading The main floor of the ranch house contained but three rooms.
glaringly
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
GLIMPSE
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
hasty
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
home
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From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
house
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From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
inviting
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From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
late
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
level
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
lingered
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From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
made
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
main
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From this reading The main floor of the ranch house contained but three rooms.
man
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From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
mirror
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
now
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From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
odours
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From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
opinion
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
pail
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
pleasure
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From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
queensware
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
ranch
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From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
room
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
rooms
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From this reading The main floor of the ranch house contained but three rooms.
sensations
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From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
shone
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
slight
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From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
soliloquised
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
south
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
stairs
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
suggestion
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From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
sun
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
tang
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From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
three
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From this reading The main floor of the ranch house contained but three rooms.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
tin
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
toilet
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
UNKNOWN
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
unplastered
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From this reading Breakfast had long been over, but throughout the unplastered ranch house the suggestion of coffee and the tang of bacon still lingered.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
very
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
water
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From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
welcome
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From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
white
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
windows
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From this reading A GLIMPSE OF THE UNKNOWN It was very late, so late that the sun entering at the south windows of the room shone glaringly upon the white counterpane of his bed when Craig awoke the next morning.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading With the aid of a tin pail of water and a cracked queensware bowl, he made a hasty toilet, soliloquised an opinion of a dressing-room without a mirror, and descended the creaking stairs to the level below.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At home those odours would have aroused slight sensations of pleasure in the man, even at this time of day; but now and here they were distinctly welcome, distinctly inviting.
