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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 It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
additions
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From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
all
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
also
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From this reading The house itself was most charming and inviting-looking; but it was also, beyond doubt, much neglected.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
any
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
away
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
baize
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
beautiful
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
behold
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The house itself was most charming and inviting-looking; but it was also, beyond doubt, much neglected.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The house itself was most charming and inviting-looking; but it was also, beyond doubt, much neglected.
charming
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From this reading The house itself was most charming and inviting-looking; but it was also, beyond doubt, much neglected.
circle
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
corners
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
door
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
doubt
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From this reading The house itself was most charming and inviting-looking; but it was also, beyond doubt, much neglected.
Elizabethan
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From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
expected
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
flight
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
fresh
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From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
front
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
girls
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
GUEST
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From this reading THE GUEST WHO WAS NEITHER OLD NOR YOUNG.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
house
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
inviting-looking
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From this reading The house itself was most charming and inviting-looking; but it was also, beyond doubt, much neglected.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The house itself was most charming and inviting-looking; but it was also, beyond doubt, much neglected.
just
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
jutting
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From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
lawn
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
mansion
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From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
moment
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
most
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From this reading The house itself was most charming and inviting-looking; but it was also, beyond doubt, much neglected.
much
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From this reading The house itself was most charming and inviting-looking; but it was also, beyond doubt, much neglected.
neglected
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From this reading The house itself was most charming and inviting-looking; but it was also, beyond doubt, much neglected.
NEITHERdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading THE GUEST WHO WAS NEITHER OLD NOR YOUNG.
nooks
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
NORconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading THE GUEST WHO WAS NEITHER OLD NOR YOUNG.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
OLD
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From this reading THE GUEST WHO WAS NEITHER OLD NOR YOUNG.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
out
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From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
seated
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
shutting
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
sorts
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
space
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
stairs
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
summer's
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From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUEST WHO WAS NEITHER OLD NOR YOUNG.
there
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From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
unexpected
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
up
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From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
vista
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GUEST WHO WAS NEITHER OLD NOR YOUNG.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a beautiful summer's afternoon, and the girls were seated in a circle on the lawn in front of the house.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The house was an old Elizabethan mansion, which had been added to from time to time--fresh additions jutting out here and running up there.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE GUEST WHO WAS NEITHER OLD NOR YOUNG.
world
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From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There were all sorts of unexpected nooks and corners to be found in the old house--a flight of stairs just where you did not look for any, and a baize door shutting away the world at the moment when you expected to behold a long vista into space.
YOUNG
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From this reading THE GUEST WHO WAS NEITHER OLD NOR YOUNG.
