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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 And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
beam
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From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
brick
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From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
build
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From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
constructed
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From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
contemplation
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From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
deliberateness
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From this reading I say with deliberateness an `ecstasy.'
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
ecstasy
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From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
Edwin
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From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
err
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From this reading And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
FOUR
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go
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From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
house
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From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
houses
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From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say with deliberateness an `ecstasy.'
imaginatively
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From this reading And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
knew
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From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
lath
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From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
lived
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From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
made
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From this reading And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
realised
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From this reading And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
say
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From this reading I say with deliberateness an `ecstasy.'
seen
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From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
tile
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From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
up
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From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
vagueness
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From this reading And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had seen houses go up before; he knew that houses were constructed brick by brick, beam by beam, lath by lath, tile by tile; he knew that they did not build themselves.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the house began to `go up,' Edwin lived in an ecstasy of contemplation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I say with deliberateness an `ecstasy.'
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, in the vagueness of his mind, he had never imaginatively realised that a house was made with hands, and hands that could err.
