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Chapter XIII
WITH MY MOTHER. THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road. There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that. "Is the whole of the house yours?" I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.”
later than; following
From this reading “I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"Is the whole of the house yours?"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
later than; following
From this reading I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.
next to; at the side of
From this reading There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.
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From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
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From this reading I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.
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From this reading I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.
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From this reading There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.
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From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
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From this reading I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.
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From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is the whole of the house yours?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
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From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
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From this reading WITH MY MOTHER.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WITH MY MOTHER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
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From this reading I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.
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From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.
above and across; more than
From this reading There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.
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From this reading I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.
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From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
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From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
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From this reading There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.
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From this reading There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
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From this reading I asked, thinking it wasn't a pretty house, after my dear old country home.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE house where Mary stopped was of red brick, old-fashioned and stiff-looking, and it stood on an old-fashioned terrace, raised high above the road.
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From this reading "Is the whole of the house yours?"
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From this reading There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.
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From this reading There was one window beside the door, and two windows above, and two windows again over that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH MY MOTHER.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Is the whole of the house yours?"
