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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 Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
ascended
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From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
attitude
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From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
belvidere
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
boundarynounUS /ˈbaʊn.də.ri/
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
building
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From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
built
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
cheerful
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
Chillinglys
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From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
chin
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From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
colony
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From this reading Of those industrious insects it was a well-populated colony.
command
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
former
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
grass
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
habitual
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From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
hand
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From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
high
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
honoured
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From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
human
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From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
industrious
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From this reading Of those industrious insects it was a well-populated colony.
insects
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From this reading Of those industrious insects it was a well-populated colony.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
kind
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
leaned
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From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
man
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From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
Mechanically
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From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
mound
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
occupants
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From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
pale
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From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
park
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From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
placed
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
proprietor
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
rarely
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From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
reached
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From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
road
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
rough
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
seated
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From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
side
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From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
skirt
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From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
social
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
some
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
spiders
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From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
stream
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From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
temperament
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Of those industrious insects it was a well-populated colony.
thoughtful
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From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
view
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From this reading Here, placed on a rough grass mound, some former proprietor, of a social temperament, had built a kind of belvidere, so as to command a cheerful view of the high road below.
visitor
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From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
well-populated
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From this reading Of those industrious insects it was a well-populated colony.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was rarely that the building was honoured by a human visitor: its habitual occupants were spiders.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Mechanically the heir of the Chillinglys ascended the mound, seated himself within the belvidere, and leaned his chin on his hand in a thoughtful attitude.
young
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From this reading THE young man continued to skirt the side of the stream until he reached the boundary pale of the park.
