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Colonel Starbottle's Client

Chapter IX

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The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.
Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Colonel Starbottle's Client

Chapter IX

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
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She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
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But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
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It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.
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Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.”

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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 The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

architectural

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

away

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

barbarism

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

beautifully-written

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

blackboard

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

citizens

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

civilization

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

clean

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

Clearing

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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

community

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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.

considered

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

cost

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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

cupola

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

daily

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

day

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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

days

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

deep

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

diamond-shaped

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

dollars

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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

elegance

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

Elizabethan

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

far

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

few

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

fierce

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

fifteen

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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

gilt

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

Happily

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

incongruous

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

innocent

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

leaving

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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

less

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

lives

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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

marvel

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

monument

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

new

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

newer

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

observer

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

offered

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

old

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

ordinary

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

other

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

overhanging

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

Pine

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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

pines

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

porch

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

pretty

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

pride

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

record

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

resulted

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

roof

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

schoolmistress

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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

schoolroom

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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

shingles

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

shining

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

sincere

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

stain

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

structure

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

struggle

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

taking

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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

texts

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

there

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

things

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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

thousand

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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

two

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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.

villa-like

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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.

walls

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.

white

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

wiped

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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.