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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 In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
articles
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From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
authoress
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From this reading Near by, on the same hill-side, the talented authoress of "John Ward, Preacher" inhabits a many-windowed home of sober brick.
bard
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
Boston
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
bric-a-brac
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From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
brick
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From this reading Near by, on the same hill-side, the talented authoress of "John Ward, Preacher" inhabits a many-windowed home of sober brick.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
Claflin
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From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
company
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From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
dainty
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From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
days
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
dazzling
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From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
deep
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From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
Deland
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From this reading Within, we find everywhere evidences of the fastidious personality of Mrs. Margaret Deland.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
eager
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
earnest
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From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
everywhere
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From this reading Within, we find everywhere evidences of the fastidious personality of Mrs. Margaret Deland.
evidences
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From this reading Within, we find everywhere evidences of the fastidious personality of Mrs. Margaret Deland.
ex-Governor
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From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
fastidious
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From this reading Within, we find everywhere evidences of the fastidious personality of Mrs. Margaret Deland.
find
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From this reading Within, we find everywhere evidences of the fastidious personality of Mrs. Margaret Deland.
fireplaces
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From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
flowers
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From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
friends
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
full
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From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
furniture
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From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
gentle
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
haven
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
here
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
hill-side
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From this reading Near by, on the same hill-side, the talented authoress of "John Ward, Preacher" inhabits a many-windowed home of sober brick.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
home
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From this reading Near by, on the same hill-side, the talented authoress of "John Ward, Preacher" inhabits a many-windowed home of sober brick.
hostess
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
house
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
inhabits
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From this reading Near by, on the same hill-side, the talented authoress of "John Ward, Preacher" inhabits a many-windowed home of sober brick.
intellects
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From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
John
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From this reading Near by, on the same hill-side, the talented authoress of "John Ward, Preacher" inhabits a many-windowed home of sober brick.
kindness
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
later
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
long
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From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
mansion
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From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
many
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
many-windowed
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From this reading Near by, on the same hill-side, the talented authoress of "John Ward, Preacher" inhabits a many-windowed home of sober brick.
Margaret
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From this reading Within, we find everywhere evidences of the fastidious personality of Mrs. Margaret Deland.
more
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From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
most
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
Mrs
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From this reading Within, we find everywhere evidences of the fastidious personality of Mrs. Margaret Deland.
Near
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From this reading Near by, on the same hill-side, the talented authoress of "John Ward, Preacher" inhabits a many-windowed home of sober brick.
needed
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
numerous
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Near by, on the same hill-side, the talented authoress of "John Ward, Preacher" inhabits a many-windowed home of sober brick.
parlors
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From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
personality
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From this reading Within, we find everywhere evidences of the fastidious personality of Mrs. Margaret Deland.
pictures
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From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
Preacher
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From this reading Near by, on the same hill-side, the talented authoress of "John Ward, Preacher" inhabits a many-windowed home of sober brick.
protected
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
Quaker
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
resort
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From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
rest
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
restful
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
sober
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From this reading Near by, on the same hill-side, the talented authoress of "John Ward, Preacher" inhabits a many-windowed home of sober brick.
spacious
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From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
spent
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
street
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From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
sublimated
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From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
talented
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From this reading Near by, on the same hill-side, the talented authoress of "John Ward, Preacher" inhabits a many-windowed home of sober brick.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
usual
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
visits
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
Ward
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From this reading Near by, on the same hill-side, the talented authoress of "John Ward, Preacher" inhabits a many-windowed home of sober brick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Within, we find everywhere evidences of the fastidious personality of Mrs. Margaret Deland.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
Whittier
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
wide
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From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
windows
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From this reading In her parlors are dainty articles of furniture and bric-a-brac, wide fireplaces, deep windows full of flowers, many pictures, many more books.
wise
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From this reading In the same street, the spacious mansion of ex-Governor Claflin was long a resort of a wise, earnest, and dazzling company of sublimated intellects.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within, we find everywhere evidences of the fastidious personality of Mrs. Margaret Deland.
years
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From this reading This house was in later years the usual haven of Whittier, the gentle Quaker bard, during his visits to Boston; and here, protected by the hostess from the eager kindness of his numerous friends, he spent many restful days when rest was most needed.
