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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 Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There were plenty of servants to look after the house and gardens, and there were good horses in the stables.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
always
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From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
balcony
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
BOY
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From this reading THE BOY.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
came
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
climbing
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
Elmhurst
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
extreme
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
fairly
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From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
flight
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
flowers
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
gardens
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From this reading There were plenty of servants to look after the house and gardens, and there were good horses in the stables.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were plenty of servants to look after the house and gardens, and there were good horses in the stables.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
hidden
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
horses
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From this reading There were plenty of servants to look after the house and gardens, and there were good horses in the stables.
house
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From this reading There were plenty of servants to look after the house and gardens, and there were good horses in the stables.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
iron-railed
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
lavish
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From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
leading
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
Leaving
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were plenty of servants to look after the house and gardens, and there were good horses in the stables.
maintained
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From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
manner
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From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
mansion
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
Merrick
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From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
mistress
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
narrow
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
old
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
others
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From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
paths
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
plenty
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From this reading There were plenty of servants to look after the house and gardens, and there were good horses in the stables.
rambling
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
reached
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
rooms
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
roses
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
servants
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From this reading There were plenty of servants to look after the house and gardens, and there were good horses in the stables.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
Silas
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
slowly
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
stables
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From this reading There were plenty of servants to look after the house and gardens, and there were good horses in the stables.
stairway
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
steps
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
tangled
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOY.
There
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From this reading There were plenty of servants to look after the house and gardens, and there were good horses in the stables.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
thoughtfully
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
ungenerous
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From this reading Miss Merrick, however ungenerous she might have been to others, had always maintained Elmhurst in a fairly lavish manner.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
upper
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
vines
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From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
walked
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here, half hidden by tangled vines of climbing roses, he came to a flight of steps leading to an iron-railed balcony, and beyond this was a narrow stairway to the rooms in the upper part of the wing.
Watson
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were plenty of servants to look after the house and gardens, and there were good horses in the stables.
wing
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From this reading Leaving the mistress of Elmhurst among her flowers, Silas Watson walked slowly and thoughtfully along the paths until he reached the extreme left wing of the rambling old mansion.
