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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 pleasant place.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
addition
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From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were some flower-beds, rather neglected-looking, under the south windows, and there was a kitchen-garden behind the house.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "QUEEN HILDEGARDE," "HILDEGARDE'S HOLIDAY," "CAPTAIN JANUARY," ETC.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There were some flower-beds, rather neglected-looking, under the south windows, and there was a kitchen-garden behind the house.
bent
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From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "QUEEN HILDEGARDE," "HILDEGARDE'S HOLIDAY," "CAPTAIN JANUARY," ETC.
circular
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From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
deep
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From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
elms
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From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "QUEEN HILDEGARDE," "HILDEGARDE'S HOLIDAY," "CAPTAIN JANUARY," ETC.
few
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From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
flower-beds
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From this reading There were some flower-beds, rather neglected-looking, under the south windows, and there was a kitchen-garden behind the house.
fringed
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From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
front
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From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
gambrel
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From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
HILDEGARDE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "QUEEN HILDEGARDE," "HILDEGARDE'S HOLIDAY," "CAPTAIN JANUARY," ETC.
HILDEGARDE'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "QUEEN HILDEGARDE," "HILDEGARDE'S HOLIDAY," "CAPTAIN JANUARY," ETC.
HOLIDAY
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "QUEEN HILDEGARDE," "HILDEGARDE'S HOLIDAY," "CAPTAIN JANUARY," ETC.
house
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From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a pleasant place.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
JANUARY
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "QUEEN HILDEGARDE," "HILDEGARDE'S HOLIDAY," "CAPTAIN JANUARY," ETC.
kitchen-garden
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From this reading There were some flower-beds, rather neglected-looking, under the south windows, and there was a kitchen-garden behind the house.
large
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From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
lawn
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From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
lovingly
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From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
low
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From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
modern
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From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
neglected-looking
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From this reading There were some flower-beds, rather neglected-looking, under the south windows, and there was a kitchen-garden behind the house.
noble
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From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "QUEEN HILDEGARDE," "HILDEGARDE'S HOLIDAY," "CAPTAIN JANUARY," ETC.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
place
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From this reading IT was a pleasant place.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was a pleasant place.
QUEEN
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "QUEEN HILDEGARDE," "HILDEGARDE'S HOLIDAY," "CAPTAIN JANUARY," ETC.
rather
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From this reading There were some flower-beds, rather neglected-looking, under the south windows, and there was a kitchen-garden behind the house.
roof
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From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
some
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From this reading There were some flower-beds, rather neglected-looking, under the south windows, and there was a kitchen-garden behind the house.
south
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From this reading There were some flower-beds, rather neglected-looking, under the south windows, and there was a kitchen-garden behind the house.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
sweep
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From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
There
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From this reading There were some flower-beds, rather neglected-looking, under the south windows, and there was a kitchen-garden behind the house.
trees
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From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There were some flower-beds, rather neglected-looking, under the south windows, and there was a kitchen-garden behind the house.
verandah
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From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a pleasant place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were some flower-beds, rather neglected-looking, under the south windows, and there was a kitchen-garden behind the house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Before it was a circular sweep of lawn, fringed with trees; beside it stood a few noble elms, which bent lovingly above the gambrel roof.
wide
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From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
windows
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From this reading There were some flower-beds, rather neglected-looking, under the south windows, and there was a kitchen-garden behind the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The house was a large, low, old-fashioned one, with the modern addition of a deep, wide verandah running across its front.
