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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 This floor, however, was far from resembling a belfry.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE SECOND PLAN Brent's room was across the hall from Dale's.
ago
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
architects
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
arrival
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From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
Bachelors
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From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
Belfry
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From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
Brent's
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From this reading THE SECOND PLAN Brent's room was across the hall from Dale's.
bricks
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
ceilings
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
century
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
cost
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
Dale's
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From this reading THE SECOND PLAN Brent's room was across the hall from Dale's.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
early
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
engineer
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From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
everywhere
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
existence
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
far
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From this reading This floor, however, was far from resembling a belfry.
feed
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
floor
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From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SECOND PLAN Brent's room was across the hall from Dale's.
generations
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
hall
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From this reading THE SECOND PLAN Brent's room was across the hall from Dale's.
hand
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
header
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
high
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This floor, however, was far from resembling a belfry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
interior
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
Just
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
known
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From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
labor
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
laid
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
materials
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
mountaineer
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From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
nineteenth
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
occupants
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From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
only
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From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
other
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
out
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
PLAN
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From this reading THE SECOND PLAN Brent's room was across the hall from Dale's.
resembling
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From this reading This floor, however, was far from resembling a belfry.
room
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From this reading THE SECOND PLAN Brent's room was across the hall from Dale's.
rooms
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
SECOND
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From this reading THE SECOND PLAN Brent's room was across the hall from Dale's.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
spacious
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
spoke
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
style
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND PLAN Brent's room was across the hall from Dale's.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This floor, however, was far from resembling a belfry.
three
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
two
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From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
type
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From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
walls
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From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SECOND PLAN Brent's room was across the hall from Dale's.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just as the bricks in the outside walls were laid "every other one a header," so the interior spoke of a style which went out of existence three generations ago.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These two, engineer and mountaineer, were the only occupants of the third floor, known since their arrival as Bachelors' Belfry.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Its high ceilings and spacious rooms were of the type which architects drew in the early nineteenth century, when labor cost but its feed and materials were everywhere at hand.
