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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 When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.
able
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
all
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
Annette
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From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
approach
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Nothing is so incapacitating as self-love."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
back
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
barn
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beautiful
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From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
benignly
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
bent
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
blossom
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From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.
blue
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
breaking
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brick
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
British
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
building
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From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.
built
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
comers
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
dim
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
dovecote
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
ducks
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enclosed
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
Farm
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.
garden
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
gateway
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
go
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.
high
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
house
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
incapacitating
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From this reading "Nothing is so incapacitating as self-love."
iron
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nothing is so incapacitating as self-love."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
Jacobean
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
just
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
laiterie
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
lane
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
latticed
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From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.
like
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
looking
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
low
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
meadows
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
narrow
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
near
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
network
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From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.
north
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing is so incapacitating as self-love."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
old
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
once
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
orchard
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
other
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
out
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
pass
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.
path
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
peered
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From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.
pensioners
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
permitted
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
pool
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
presenting
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
protects
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
Red
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
reflection
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
remain
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
Riff
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
rises
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
road
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
rose-red
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
sang-froid
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
self-love
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From this reading "Nothing is so incapacitating as self-love."
side
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
small
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Nothing is so incapacitating as self-love."
some
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
stands
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
trees
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From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
up
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
village
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From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
wall
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When you pass through the narrow iron gateway in the high wall which protects the garden on the north side, the old Jacobean house rises up above you, all built of dim rose-red and dim blue brick, looking benignly out across the meadows over its small enclosed garden which had once been the orchard, in which some of the ancient bent apple trees are still like old pensioners permitted to remain.
wide
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From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
windows
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From this reading When Annette first passed through that gateway, the beautiful dim old building with its latticed windows peered at her through a network of apple blossom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Red Riff Farm stands near the lane, between the village and the high road, presenting its back to all comers with British sang-froid.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To approach it you must go up the wide path between the barn and the dovecote on one side, and on the other the long, low _laiterie_ standing above its wall, just able to look at itself in the pool, where the ducks are breaking up its reflection.
