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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 Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
air
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
all
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From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
Altogether
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From this reading Altogether, the garden is changed for the better.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
away
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From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
beauty
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From this reading The peaches and nectarines cover two walls instead of one, and the clematis has mounted in white virgin beauty even to the roof.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
better
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From this reading Altogether, the garden is changed for the better.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
borne
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
branches
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
canine
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
changed
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From this reading Altogether, the garden is changed for the better.
clay
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
clematis
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From this reading The peaches and nectarines cover two walls instead of one, and the clematis has mounted in white virgin beauty even to the roof.
Cottage
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
cover
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From this reading The peaches and nectarines cover two walls instead of one, and the clematis has mounted in white virgin beauty even to the roof.
decrease
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From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
departed
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
disconsolate
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
dog
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
earth
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
elegant
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
else
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From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
entreaty
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The peaches and nectarines cover two walls instead of one, and the clematis has mounted in white virgin beauty even to the roof.
feet
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
flower
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Altogether, the garden is changed for the better.
fruit
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
garden
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From this reading Altogether, the garden is changed for the better.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
grand
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
increase
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From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
individual
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From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
instead
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From this reading The peaches and nectarines cover two walls instead of one, and the clematis has mounted in white virgin beauty even to the roof.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
leaf
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
lie
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
lies
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
likeness
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
Meliora
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
Miss
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
modelled
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
more
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
mounted
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From this reading The peaches and nectarines cover two walls instead of one, and the clematis has mounted in white virgin beauty even to the roof.
mulberry-tree
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
nectarines
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From this reading The peaches and nectarines cover two walls instead of one, and the clematis has mounted in white virgin beauty even to the roof.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
old
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The peaches and nectarines cover two walls instead of one, and the clematis has mounted in white virgin beauty even to the roof.
only
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From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
peaches
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From this reading The peaches and nectarines cover two walls instead of one, and the clematis has mounted in white virgin beauty even to the roof.
roof
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From this reading The peaches and nectarines cover two walls instead of one, and the clematis has mounted in white virgin beauty even to the roof.
Rothesay
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
Seven
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
Snap
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From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
snarling
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
snarls
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
summers
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
there
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
things
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From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
together
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
tombstone
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
two
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
upper
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
used
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
very
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From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
virgin
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From this reading The peaches and nectarines cover two walls instead of one, and the clematis has mounted in white virgin beauty even to the roof.
walls
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From this reading The peaches and nectarines cover two walls instead of one, and the clematis has mounted in white virgin beauty even to the roof.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
white
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From this reading The peaches and nectarines cover two walls instead of one, and the clematis has mounted in white virgin beauty even to the roof.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Snap is the only individual who has passed away at Woodford Cottage; in all things else there has been an increase, not a decrease.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Between him and the upper air are two feet of earth, together with an elegant canine tombstone, on which Miss Rothesay, by the entreaty of the disconsolate Meliora, has modelled in clay a very good likeness of the departed.
Woodford
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From this reading Seven summers more the grand old mulberry-tree at Woodford Cottage has borne leaf, flower, and fruit; the old dog that used to lie snarling under its branches, lies there still, but snarls no more.
