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4th
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From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a warm, breathless night, and the stars looked brighter and more numerous than usual.
accidental
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
affording
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From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
bay-windows
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From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
board-fence
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
boarding-house
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From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
breathless
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From this reading It was a warm, breathless night, and the stars looked brighter and more numerous than usual.
brighter
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From this reading It was a warm, breathless night, and the stars looked brighter and more numerous than usual.
buildings
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
Cornelia
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From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
deficient
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
Dolly
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From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
drove
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From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
evening
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From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
expanded
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From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ONLY FOR TO-NIGHT!
four
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From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
got
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From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
green-blinded
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
ground-floor
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From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
house
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From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
intersection
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a warm, breathless night, and the stars looked brighter and more numerous than usual.
July
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From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
large
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From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
largest
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
less
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From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a warm, breathless night, and the stars looked brighter and more numerous than usual.
more
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From this reading It was a warm, breathless night, and the stars looked brighter and more numerous than usual.
night
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From this reading It was a warm, breathless night, and the stars looked brighter and more numerous than usual.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
numerous
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From this reading It was a warm, breathless night, and the stars looked brighter and more numerous than usual.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
off
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From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
ONLY
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From this reading ONLY FOR TO-NIGHT!
outlook
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From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
painted
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
places
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
Professor
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From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
protected
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
roads
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
rooms
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From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
several
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
small
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From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
sort
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
stars
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From this reading It was a warm, breathless night, and the stars looked brighter and more numerous than usual.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
structure
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a warm, breathless night, and the stars looked brighter and more numerous than usual.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
three
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From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
TO-NIGHT
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From this reading ONLY FOR TO-NIGHT!
town
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
two
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The house expanded into no less than four large bay-windows, affording an outlook to three small rooms upon the ground-floor.
usual
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From this reading It was a warm, breathless night, and the stars looked brighter and more numerous than usual.
Valeyon
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From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
wagon
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From this reading On the evening of the 4th of July, Professor Valeyon and Cornelia got into the wagon, and drove off, behind Dolly, to the boarding-house.
warm
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From this reading It was a warm, breathless night, and the stars looked brighter and more numerous than usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a warm, breathless night, and the stars looked brighter and more numerous than usual.
white
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
white-washed
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From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The boarding-house was one of the largest buildings in town--an accidental sort of structure, painted white, green-blinded, and protected, from the two roads at whose intersection it stood, by a white-washed board-fence, deficient in several places.
