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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 BUYING A NEW CLOAK Foster's shop was the shop of Monkshaven.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
accounted
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
admired
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
ago
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
best
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
bidding
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
brothers
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From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
butcher's
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
BUYING
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From this reading BUYING A NEW CLOAK Foster's shop was the shop of Monkshaven.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
CLOAK
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From this reading BUYING A NEW CLOAK Foster's shop was the shop of Monkshaven.
day
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
dwelling-house
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From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
eight
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
father
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From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
fill
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
filled
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
Foster's
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From this reading BUYING A NEW CLOAK Foster's shop was the shop of Monkshaven.
frame
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
glass
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
heavy
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
imagination
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
inches
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
kept
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From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
lower
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From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
men
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From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
Monkshaven
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From this reading BUYING A NEW CLOAK Foster's shop was the shop of Monkshaven.
much
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
NEW
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From this reading BUYING A NEW CLOAK Foster's shop was the shop of Monkshaven.
now
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From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BUYING A NEW CLOAK Foster's shop was the shop of Monkshaven.
old
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From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
old-fashioned
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From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
openings
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
panes
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
People
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From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
place
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
present
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
probably
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From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
projecting
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From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
Quaker
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From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
remembered
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From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
seventy
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
shop
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From this reading BUYING A NEW CLOAK Foster's shop was the shop of Monkshaven.
six
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
size
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
small
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
sort
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From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
story
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From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
supplementary
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From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUYING A NEW CLOAK Foster's shop was the shop of Monkshaven.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
then
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
two
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From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
unglazed
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From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
up
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
very
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUYING A NEW CLOAK Foster's shop was the shop of Monkshaven.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was kept by two Quaker brothers, who were now old men; and their father had kept it before them; probably his father before that.
windows
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From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading People remembered it as an old-fashioned dwelling-house, with a sort of supplementary shop with unglazed windows projecting from the lower story.
wooden
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From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
years
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From this reading These openings had long been filled with panes of glass that at the present day would be accounted very small, but which seventy years ago were much admired for their size.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can best make you understand the appearance of the place by bidding you think of the long openings in a butcher's shop, and then to fill them up in your imagination with panes about eight inches by six, in a heavy wooden frame.
