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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 house I occupied at L---- was a quaint, old-fashioned building, a corner-house.
abutting
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From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
access
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From this reading By the lane there was a short and ready access both to the high turnpike-road, and to some pleasant walks through green meadows and along the banks of a river.
adjoined
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From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
almost
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading By the lane there was a short and ready access both to the high turnpike-road, and to some pleasant walks through green meadows and along the banks of a river.
always
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The house I occupied at L---- was a quaint, old-fashioned building, a corner-house.
banks
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From this reading By the lane there was a short and ready access both to the high turnpike-road, and to some pleasant walks through green meadows and along the banks of a river.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
Boarding-school
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From this reading The other side of the house fronted a lane; opposite to it was the long and high wall of the garden to a Young Ladies' Boarding-school.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading By the lane there was a short and ready access both to the high turnpike-road, and to some pleasant walks through green meadows and along the banks of a river.
building
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From this reading The house I occupied at L---- was a quaint, old-fashioned building, a corner-house.
buildings
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From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
busy
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
centres
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
chiefly
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From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
clerks
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From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
corner-house
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From this reading The house I occupied at L---- was a quaint, old-fashioned building, a corner-house.
day
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
direct
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
entrance
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
front
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
frontedverbUS /ˈfrʌntɪd/
stood facing someone or something
From this reading The other side of the house fronted a lane; opposite to it was the long and high wall of the garden to a Young Ladies' Boarding-school.
garden
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From this reading The other side of the house fronted a lane; opposite to it was the long and high wall of the garden to a Young Ladies' Boarding-school.
gardens
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From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
green
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From this reading By the lane there was a short and ready access both to the high turnpike-road, and to some pleasant walks through green meadows and along the banks of a river.
high
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From this reading The other side of the house fronted a lane; opposite to it was the long and high wall of the garden to a Young Ladies' Boarding-school.
hours
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
house
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From this reading The house I occupied at L---- was a quaint, old-fashioned building, a corner-house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The house I occupied at L---- was a quaint, old-fashioned building, a corner-house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
L
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From this reading The house I occupied at L---- was a quaint, old-fashioned building, a corner-house.
Ladies
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From this reading The other side of the house fronted a lane; opposite to it was the long and high wall of the garden to a Young Ladies' Boarding-school.
lane
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From this reading The other side of the house fronted a lane; opposite to it was the long and high wall of the garden to a Young Ladies' Boarding-school.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other side of the house fronted a lane; opposite to it was the long and high wall of the garden to a Young Ladies' Boarding-school.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
meadows
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From this reading By the lane there was a short and ready access both to the high turnpike-road, and to some pleasant walks through green meadows and along the banks of a river.
mercantile
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From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
occupied
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From this reading The house I occupied at L---- was a quaint, old-fashioned building, a corner-house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The house I occupied at L---- was a quaint, old-fashioned building, a corner-house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
opposite
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From this reading The other side of the house fronted a lane; opposite to it was the long and high wall of the garden to a Young Ladies' Boarding-school.
other
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From this reading The other side of the house fronted a lane; opposite to it was the long and high wall of the garden to a Young Ladies' Boarding-school.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the lane there was a short and ready access both to the high turnpike-road, and to some pleasant walks through green meadows and along the banks of a river.
quaint
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From this reading The house I occupied at L---- was a quaint, old-fashioned building, a corner-house.
quiet
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
ready
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From this reading By the lane there was a short and ready access both to the high turnpike-road, and to some pleasant walks through green meadows and along the banks of a river.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
river
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From this reading By the lane there was a short and ready access both to the high turnpike-road, and to some pleasant walks through green meadows and along the banks of a river.
row
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From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
shops
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading By the lane there was a short and ready access both to the high turnpike-road, and to some pleasant walks through green meadows and along the banks of a river.
side
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
smaller
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From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
some
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
stables
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From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
street
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house I occupied at L---- was a quaint, old-fashioned building, a corner-house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
there
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
thoroughfare
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By the lane there was a short and ready access both to the high turnpike-road, and to some pleasant walks through green meadows and along the banks of a river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
town
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From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
tradesmen
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From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
turnpike-road
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From this reading By the lane there was a short and ready access both to the high turnpike-road, and to some pleasant walks through green meadows and along the banks of a river.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
walks
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From this reading By the lane there was a short and ready access both to the high turnpike-road, and to some pleasant walks through green meadows and along the banks of a river.
wall
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From this reading The other side of the house fronted a lane; opposite to it was the long and high wall of the garden to a Young Ladies' Boarding-school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house I occupied at L---- was a quaint, old-fashioned building, a corner-house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One side, in which was the front entrance, looked upon a street which, as there were no shops in it, and it was no direct thoroughfare to the busy centres of the town, was always quiet, and at some hours of the day almost deserted.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My stables adjoined the house, abutting on a row of smaller buildings, with little gardens before them, chiefly occupied by mercantile clerks and retired tradesmen.
Young
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From this reading The other side of the house fronted a lane; opposite to it was the long and high wall of the garden to a Young Ladies' Boarding-school.
