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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 The gate through the high fence was padlocked, and contained a sign with the curt warning: "No Trespass."
abandoned
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
Alix
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From the footpath at the bottom he could look through the trees up to the bare crest of the rock.
bare
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From this reading From the footpath at the bottom he could look through the trees up to the bare crest of the rock.
base
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From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
bottom
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From this reading From the footpath at the bottom he could look through the trees up to the bare crest of the rock.
building
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
cattle
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
colourless
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
contained
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From this reading The gate through the high fence was padlocked, and contained a sign with the curt warning: "No Trespass."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From the footpath at the bottom he could look through the trees up to the bare crest of the rock.
country
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From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
Courtney
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From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
crest
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From this reading From the footpath at the bottom he could look through the trees up to the bare crest of the rock.
Crown
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
curt
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From this reading The gate through the high fence was padlocked, and contained a sign with the curt warning: "No Trespass."
English
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From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
faded
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
far
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From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
fence
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From this reading The gate through the high fence was padlocked, and contained a sign with the curt warning: "No Trespass."
footpath
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From this reading From the footpath at the bottom he could look through the trees up to the bare crest of the rock.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
frame
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
frequently
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From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the footpath at the bottom he could look through the trees up to the bare crest of the rock.
gate
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From this reading The gate through the high fence was padlocked, and contained a sign with the curt warning: "No Trespass."
gone
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From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
grazed
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
green
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
heavy
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From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
high
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From this reading The gate through the high fence was padlocked, and contained a sign with the curt warning: "No Trespass."
high-pitched
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
house
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
leaned
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From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the footpath at the bottom he could look through the trees up to the bare crest of the rock.
meadow-land
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The gate through the high fence was padlocked, and contained a sign with the curt warning: "No Trespass."
occasionally
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From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
opposite
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
padlocked
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From this reading The gate through the high fence was padlocked, and contained a sign with the curt warning: "No Trespass."
passing
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From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
place
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From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
placidly
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
Quill's
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From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
railed-in
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From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
rain
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
rock
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From this reading From the footpath at the bottom he could look through the trees up to the bare crest of the rock.
roof
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
rot
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
see
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
shutters
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
side
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
sign
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From this reading The gate through the high fence was padlocked, and contained a sign with the curt warning: "No Trespass."
strip
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
strolls
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From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the footpath at the bottom he could look through the trees up to the bare crest of the rock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the footpath at the bottom he could look through the trees up to the bare crest of the rock.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
trees
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From this reading From the footpath at the bottom he could look through the trees up to the bare crest of the rock.
TRESPASS
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From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
twice
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From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
two-storey
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
up
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From this reading From the footpath at the bottom he could look through the trees up to the bare crest of the rock.
walking-stick
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From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
warning
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From this reading The gate through the high fence was padlocked, and contained a sign with the curt warning: "No Trespass."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
weather-beaten
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
wide
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From this reading On the opposite side of the wide strip of meadow-land, in which cattle grazed placidly, he could see the abandoned house where Alix Crown was born,--a colourless, weather-beaten, two-storey frame building with faded green window shutters and a high-pitched roof blackened by rain and rot.
Windom
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From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
Window
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From this reading He took long strolls in the country, frequently passing the Windom place, and twice he had gone as far as the railed-in base of Quill's Window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gate through the high fence was padlocked, and contained a sign with the curt warning: "No Trespass."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading TRESPASS Courtney never was without the heavy English walking-stick on which he occasionally leaned for support.
