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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Thou vacant house, moated about by peace."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "She built Hulver in the shape of an E in honour of her kinswoman Queen Elizabeth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
Anne
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
built
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From this reading "She built Hulver in the shape of an E in honour of her kinswoman Queen Elizabeth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Thou vacant house, moated about by peace."
Charles
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
daughter's
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
de
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
Dunwich
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
E
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From this reading "She built Hulver in the shape of an E in honour of her kinswoman Queen Elizabeth.
Elizabeth
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From this reading "She built Hulver in the shape of an E in honour of her kinswoman Queen Elizabeth.
else
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
gallery
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
grandmother
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
honour
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From this reading "She built Hulver in the shape of an E in honour of her kinswoman Queen Elizabeth.
house
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From this reading "Thou vacant house, moated about by peace."
Hulver
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
inherited
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
kinswoman
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From this reading "She built Hulver in the shape of an E in honour of her kinswoman Queen Elizabeth.
la
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
leave
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
looking
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
Manvers
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
moated
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From this reading "Thou vacant house, moated about by peace."
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
nephew
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
old
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
peace
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From this reading "Thou vacant house, moated about by peace."
PHILLIPS
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From this reading STEPHEN PHILLIPS.
picture
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
pinched-looking
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
Pole
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
portrait
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
Queen
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From this reading "She built Hulver in the shape of an E in honour of her kinswoman Queen Elizabeth.
Roger
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
ruff
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
said
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
Second's
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
shape
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From this reading "She built Hulver in the shape of an E in honour of her kinswoman Queen Elizabeth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
son
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
STEPHEN
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From this reading STEPHEN PHILLIPS.
Stirling
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From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou vacant house, moated about by peace."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
vacant
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From this reading "Thou vacant house, moated about by peace."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Stirling and his nephew were standing in the long picture gallery of Hulver, looking at the portrait of Roger Manvers of Dunwich, who inherited Hulver in Charles the Second's time.
woman
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From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "His grandmother, Anne de la Pole, that pinched-looking old woman in the ruff, would never have left it to her daughter's son if she had had anyone else to leave it to," said Mr. Stirling.
