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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 They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
affect
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From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
alter
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From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
arrangement
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From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
assured
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
balcony
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From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
Bolly
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
Brookbine
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From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
building
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From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE SYLPH.
change
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
changes
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From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
committee-room
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From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
drawing
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
floor
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From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
frame
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From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
gallery
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From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
getting
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From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
Gildrock
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
hard
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From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
immense
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From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
library
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From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
made
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
material
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From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
NEW
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From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE SYLPH.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE SYLPH.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
plan
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From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
portion
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From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
second
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From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
side
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From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
store-rooms
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From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
story
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From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
suggested
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From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
SYLPH
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From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE SYLPH.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW CAPTAIN OF THE SYLPH.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
timber
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From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
use
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From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
vestibule
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From this reading They might alter the arrangement of the store-rooms, and use a portion of the immense vestibule on the second floor for a library, or committee-room.
water
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From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bolly had suggested a gallery or balcony on the water side of the second story, which might be added, but none of these changes would affect the frame.
work
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From this reading Mr. Brookbine had been hard at work over the plan of the building in getting the amount of timber required for the frame.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Captain Gildrock had assured him that no material change would be made in the drawing of Bolly.
