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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 Council Oaks adjoined Grasslands, there was a short cut which connected them—a path through the woods.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
adjoined
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From this reading Council Oaks adjoined Grasslands, there was a short cut which connected them—a path through the woods.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
again
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From this reading Then when she took possession the two households wore it bare again.
all
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
almost
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From this reading Before Mrs. Janney bought Grasslands the path had become moss-grown, almost obliterated.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
bare
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From this reading Then when she took possession the two households wore it bare again.
become
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From this reading Before Mrs. Janney bought Grasslands the path had become moss-grown, almost obliterated.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Mrs. Janney bought Grasslands the path had become moss-grown, almost obliterated.
bought
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From this reading Before Mrs. Janney bought Grasslands the path had become moss-grown, almost obliterated.
connected
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From this reading Council Oaks adjoined Grasslands, there was a short cut which connected them—a path through the woods.
constant
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
Council
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
cronies
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
cut
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From this reading Council Oaks adjoined Grasslands, there was a short cut which connected them—a path through the woods.
days
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
departure
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
Dick
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
distances
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
father
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
Ferguson
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
Ferguson's
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
footed
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
found
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
Grasslands
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From this reading Council Oaks adjoined Grasslands, there was a short cut which connected them—a path through the woods.
green
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before Mrs. Janney bought Grasslands the path had become moss-grown, almost obliterated.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
households
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From this reading Then when she took possession the two households wore it bare again.
husband's
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
Janney
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From this reading Before Mrs. Janney bought Grasslands the path had become moss-grown, almost obliterated.
kitchen
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
looking
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
morning
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
moss-grown
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From this reading Before Mrs. Janney bought Grasslands the path had become moss-grown, almost obliterated.
most
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
Mr
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
Mrs
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From this reading Before Mrs. Janney bought Grasslands the path had become moss-grown, almost obliterated.
Oaks
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
obliterated
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From this reading Before Mrs. Janney bought Grasslands the path had become moss-grown, almost obliterated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
often
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
path
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From this reading Council Oaks adjoined Grasslands, there was a short cut which connected them—a path through the woods.
place
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
possession
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From this reading Then when she took possession the two households wore it bare again.
roof
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
room
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
rose
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
seat
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
servants
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then when she took possession the two households wore it bare again.
short
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From this reading Council Oaks adjoined Grasslands, there was a short cut which connected them—a path through the woods.
shortened
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
sitting
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
Suzanne
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Council Oaks adjoined Grasslands, there was a short cut which connected them—a path through the woods.
Then
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From this reading Then when she took possession the two households wore it bare again.
there
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From this reading Council Oaks adjoined Grasslands, there was a short cut which connected them—a path through the woods.
three
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Council Oaks adjoined Grasslands, there was a short cut which connected them—a path through the woods.
Thursday
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
took
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From this reading Then when she took possession the two households wore it bare again.
tops
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
traveler
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
tree
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
two
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From this reading Then when she took possession the two households wore it bare again.
walk
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then when she took possession the two households wore it bare again.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Council Oaks adjoined Grasslands, there was a short cut which connected them—a path through the woods.
windings
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From this reading The servants found it shortened the walk from kitchen to kitchen; Mr. Janney often footed its green windings; Dick Ferguson’s father had been one of his cronies, and Dick Ferguson himself was the most constant traveler of them all.
window
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From this reading It was Thursday morning, three days after her husband’s departure, and Suzanne was sitting in the window seat of her room looking across the green distances to where the roof of Dick Ferguson’s place, Council Oaks, rose above the tree tops.
woods
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From this reading Council Oaks adjoined Grasslands, there was a short cut which connected them—a path through the woods.
wore
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From this reading Then when she took possession the two households wore it bare again.
