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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 Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
abandoning
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From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
activities
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
advantages
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From this reading It combined the conveniences of a suburb with the advantages of a garden city.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
anxiety
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From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
arrangement
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
attitude
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From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
became
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
benevolent
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From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
builder
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
city
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From this reading It combined the conveniences of a suburb with the advantages of a garden city.
combined
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From this reading It combined the conveniences of a suburb with the advantages of a garden city.
Company
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From this reading The special motor-omnibuses run by the Company, connected the place with the railway.
connected
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From this reading The special motor-omnibuses run by the Company, connected the place with the railway.
conservative
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
conveniences
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From this reading It combined the conveniences of a suburb with the advantages of a garden city.
Cropstone
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From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
Estate
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From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
exchange
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From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
garden
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From this reading It combined the conveniences of a suburb with the advantages of a garden city.
Houses
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From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
indifference
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From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
induced
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From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It combined the conveniences of a suburb with the advantages of a garden city.
Jacob
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
like
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From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
Littleham's
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
more
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
motor-omnibuses
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From this reading The special motor-omnibuses run by the Company, connected the place with the railway.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
mushrooms
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From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
neighbourhood
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
orders
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From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
place
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From this reading The special motor-omnibuses run by the Company, connected the place with the railway.
places
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
premium
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From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
railway
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From this reading The special motor-omnibuses run by the Company, connected the place with the railway.
rents
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From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
run
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From this reading The special motor-omnibuses run by the Company, connected the place with the railway.
show
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
soon
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From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
special
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From this reading The special motor-omnibuses run by the Company, connected the place with the railway.
speedily
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
sprang
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From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
suburb
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From this reading It combined the conveniences of a suburb with the advantages of a garden city.
telephone
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From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
tradespeople
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From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
transferred
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
tumbled
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From this reading The telephone company were induced to open an exchange, and the Cropstone tradespeople, speedily abandoning their attitude of benevolent indifference, tumbled over themselves in their anxiety to obtain the orders of the neighbourhood.
type
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From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
up
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From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Littleham's activities were transferred, by arrangement with Jacob, to a builder of more conservative type, and the Estate speedily became one of the show places of the neighbourhood.
Wood
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From this reading Houses sprang up like mushrooms on the Cropstone Wood Estate, and rents were soon at a premium.
