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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 “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
carriage-road
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From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
Casino
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From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
cause
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From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
complaint
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From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be kept more neatly.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mounseer does not receive many visits, I take it.”
down
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From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
father
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From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
fields
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From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
Frank
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From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
full
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From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
gate
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From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
general
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From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
got
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From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
ground
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From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
holes
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From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
house
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From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
immediately
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From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
kept
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From this reading Nothing could be kept more neatly.
led
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From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
many
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From this reading Mounseer does not receive many visits, I take it.”
more
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From this reading Nothing could be kept more neatly.
Mounseer
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From this reading Mounseer does not receive many visits, I take it.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
neatly
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From this reading Nothing could be kept more neatly.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mounseer does not receive many visits, I take it.”
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be kept more neatly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
opened
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From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
particular
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From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
pilasters
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From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
place
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From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
plasternounUS /ˈplæstər/
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
pretty
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From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
receive
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From this reading Mounseer does not receive many visits, I take it.”
repair
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From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
saw
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From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
smiled
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From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
suffers
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From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
sweet
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From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mounseer does not receive many visits, I take it.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
visits
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From this reading Mounseer does not receive many visits, I take it.”
want
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From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
weeds
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From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when Frank got into the ground immediately before the house, he saw no cause of complaint as to want of order and repair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It is a sweet pretty place,” thought Frank, as he opened the gate which led across the fields to the Casino, that smiled down upon him with its plaster pilasters.
wonder
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From this reading “I wonder, though, that my father, who is so particular in general, suffers the carriage-road to be so full of holes and weeds.
