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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 Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
all
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a corner, which seemed to catch the sun, was a bird-cage on a pole, sought by pigeons and doves.
apart
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind it, a little way up the hill, was a Roman Catholic chapel.
bird-cage
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From this reading In a corner, which seemed to catch the sun, was a bird-cage on a pole, sought by pigeons and doves.
built
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a corner, which seemed to catch the sun, was a bird-cage on a pole, sought by pigeons and doves.
catch
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From this reading In a corner, which seemed to catch the sun, was a bird-cage on a pole, sought by pigeons and doves.
Catholic
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From this reading Behind it, a little way up the hill, was a Roman Catholic chapel.
chapel
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From this reading Behind it, a little way up the hill, was a Roman Catholic chapel.
city
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From this reading The surroundings of the house were rural for a city habitation.
commendable
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From this reading Behind it were commendable trees, from one of which a swing was hung.
corner
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From this reading In a corner, which seemed to catch the sun, was a bird-cage on a pole, sought by pigeons and doves.
distinguished
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
doves
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From this reading In a corner, which seemed to catch the sun, was a bird-cage on a pole, sought by pigeons and doves.
end
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
Fabian
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
fashionable
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The surroundings of the house were rural for a city habitation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
Grier's
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
habitation
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From this reading The surroundings of the house were rural for a city habitation.
happily
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
hill
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From this reading Behind it, a little way up the hill, was a Roman Catholic chapel.
house
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
hung
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From this reading Behind it were commendable trees, from one of which a swing was hung.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind it, a little way up the hill, was a Roman Catholic chapel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a corner, which seemed to catch the sun, was a bird-cage on a pole, sought by pigeons and doves.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Behind it were commendable trees, from one of which a swing was hung.
others
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
pigeons
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From this reading In a corner, which seemed to catch the sun, was a bird-cage on a pole, sought by pigeons and doves.
placed
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
pole
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From this reading In a corner, which seemed to catch the sun, was a bird-cage on a pole, sought by pigeons and doves.
promenade
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
quarter
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
rather
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
Roman
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From this reading Behind it, a little way up the hill, was a Roman Catholic chapel.
rural
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From this reading The surroundings of the house were rural for a city habitation.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a corner, which seemed to catch the sun, was a bird-cage on a pole, sought by pigeons and doves.
smallest
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
sought
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From this reading In a corner, which seemed to catch the sun, was a bird-cage on a pole, sought by pigeons and doves.
street
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
sun
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From this reading In a corner, which seemed to catch the sun, was a bird-cage on a pole, sought by pigeons and doves.
surroundings
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From this reading The surroundings of the house were rural for a city habitation.
swing
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From this reading Behind it were commendable trees, from one of which a swing was hung.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
there
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a corner, which seemed to catch the sun, was a bird-cage on a pole, sought by pigeons and doves.
trees
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From this reading Behind it were commendable trees, from one of which a swing was hung.
up
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From this reading Behind it, a little way up the hill, was a Roman Catholic chapel.
very
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From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fabian Grier's house was in a fashionable quarter of a fashionable street, the smallest of all built there; but it was happily placed, rather apart from others, at the very end of the distinguished promenade.
way
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From this reading Behind it, a little way up the hill, was a Roman Catholic chapel.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The surroundings of the house were rural for a city habitation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Behind it were commendable trees, from one of which a swing was hung.
