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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 I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
all
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From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
away
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
baked
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
brick
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
building
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
built
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
clay
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
coming
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
designed
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
directness
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
doors
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From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
down
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
dwelling
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From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
ends
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
executed
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
faced
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
familiar
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From this reading The subjects I recognised at once, and indeed was very particularly familiar with them.
figure
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
floor
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From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
force
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
frieze
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
gable
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
hall
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From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
handsomely
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
high
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
house
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From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
indeed
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From this reading The subjects I recognised at once, and indeed was very particularly familiar with them.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
lead
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
lingered
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From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
longishnounUS /ˈlongish/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
low
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
marble
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From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
minute
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From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
modern
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
mosaic
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From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
noticed
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
old
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From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
once
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From this reading The subjects I recognised at once, and indeed was very particularly familiar with them.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
others
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From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
particularly
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From this reading The subjects I recognised at once, and indeed was very particularly familiar with them.
presently
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From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
ran
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
rather
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
recognised
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From this reading The subjects I recognised at once, and indeed was very particularly familiar with them.
red
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
road
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
roof
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
set
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
site
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From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
stare
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From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
subjects
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The subjects I recognised at once, and indeed was very particularly familiar with them.
there
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
timber
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From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
traceried
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
turned
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
up
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
very
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
wall
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
well
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
windows
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From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a longish building with its gable ends turned away from the road, and long traceried windows coming rather low down set in the wall that faced us.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading However, all this I took in in a minute; for we were presently within doors, and standing in a hall with a floor of marble mosaic and an open timber roof.
work
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From this reading It was very handsomely built of red brick with a lead roof; and high up above the windows there ran a frieze of figure subjects in baked clay, very well executed, and designed with a force and directness which I had never noticed in modern work before.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I lingered a little behind the others to have a stare at this house, which, as I have told you, stood on the site of my old dwelling.
