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12
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From this reading ] Downey & Co. 12 York St. Covent Garden.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
acres
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
Arden
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From this reading It belonged to the family of Arden, once distinguished in the Northumbrian counties.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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belonged
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From this reading It belonged to the family of Arden, once distinguished in the Northumbrian counties.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
clumps
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
Co
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From this reading ] Downey & Co. 12 York St. Covent Garden.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
counties
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From this reading It belonged to the family of Arden, once distinguished in the Northumbrian counties.
Covent
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From this reading ] Downey & Co. 12 York St. Covent Garden.
distinguished
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From this reading It belonged to the family of Arden, once distinguished in the Northumbrian counties.
down
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From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
Downey
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From this reading ] Downey & Co. 12 York St. Covent Garden.
family
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From this reading It belonged to the family of Arden, once distinguished in the Northumbrian counties.
fauns
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
fifty
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
fish-ponds
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
Garden
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From this reading ] Downey & Co. 12 York St. Covent Garden.
goddesses
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
grand
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From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
ground
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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hedges
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
house
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From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It belonged to the family of Arden, once distinguished in the Northumbrian counties.
Islington
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From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
Italic
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈlɛdən/
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
marked
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From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
masses
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
mile
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From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
noble
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
Northumbrian
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From this reading It belonged to the family of Arden, once distinguished in the Northumbrian counties.
obsolete
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It belonged to the family of Arden, once distinguished in the Northumbrian counties.
old
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From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
old-world
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
once
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From this reading It belonged to the family of Arden, once distinguished in the Northumbrian counties.
other
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
quincunxes
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
rich
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
sailing
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
singular
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From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
splendours
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
St
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From this reading ] Downey & Co. 12 York St. Covent Garden.
stands
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From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
surround
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
swans
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
tall
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
text
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From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
There
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From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
timber
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It belonged to the family of Arden, once distinguished in the Northumbrian counties.
two
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From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
underscores
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From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Italic text has been marked with _underscores_.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
years
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From this reading There stands about a mile and a half beyond Islington, unless it has come down within the last two years, a singular and grand old house.
yew
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From this reading About fifty acres of ground, rich with noble clumps and masses of old timber, surround it; old-world fish-ponds, with swans sailing upon them, tall yew hedges, quincunxes, leaden fauns and goddesses, and other obsolete splendours surround it.
York
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From this reading ] Downey & Co. 12 York St. Covent Garden.
