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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading From many of these smaller apertures small streams of water trickled down the escarpment, and the walls above others was blackened as by smoke.
air
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From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
also
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From this reading Similar windows were also dotted over the cliff face between the entrance porches, suggesting that the entire face of the cliff was honeycombed with apartments.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
apartment
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
apartments
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
apertures
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From this reading From many of these smaller apertures small streams of water trickled down the escarpment, and the walls above others was blackened as by smoke.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The outward appearance of these caves was similar.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
assume
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From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
back
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Similar windows were also dotted over the cliff face between the entrance porches, suggesting that the entire face of the cliff was honeycombed with apartments.
blackenedadjectiveUS /ˈblækənd/
made dark by burning or soot made dark by soot, burning, or black marks
From this reading From many of these smaller apertures small streams of water trickled down the escarpment, and the walls above others was blackened as by smoke.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
caves
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From this reading The outward appearance of these caves was similar.
chalklike
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
cliff
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
cut
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
deep
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
described
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
doorway
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
dotted
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From this reading Similar windows were also dotted over the cliff face between the entrance porches, suggesting that the entire face of the cliff was honeycombed with apartments.
down
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From this reading From many of these smaller apertures small streams of water trickled down the escarpment, and the walls above others was blackened as by smoke.
easy
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From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
eight
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
entire
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From this reading Similar windows were also dotted over the cliff face between the entrance porches, suggesting that the entire face of the cliff was honeycombed with apartments.
entrance
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From this reading Similar windows were also dotted over the cliff face between the entrance porches, suggesting that the entire face of the cliff was honeycombed with apartments.
escarpment
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From this reading From many of these smaller apertures small streams of water trickled down the escarpment, and the walls above others was blackened as by smoke.
evidently
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
face
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From this reading Similar windows were also dotted over the cliff face between the entrance porches, suggesting that the entire face of the cliff was honeycombed with apartments.
feet
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
find
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From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
formed
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
forming
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
four
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
front
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
high
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
home
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
honeycombed
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From this reading Similar windows were also dotted over the cliff face between the entrance porches, suggesting that the entire face of the cliff was honeycombed with apartments.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
inhabitants
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From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
interior
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
large
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
light
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From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
many
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From this reading From many of these smaller apertures small streams of water trickled down the escarpment, and the walls above others was blackened as by smoke.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
much
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The outward appearance of these caves was similar.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
opening
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
openings
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From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
others
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From this reading From many of these smaller apertures small streams of water trickled down the escarpment, and the walls above others was blackened as by smoke.
outward
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From this reading The outward appearance of these caves was similar.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Similar windows were also dotted over the cliff face between the entrance porches, suggesting that the entire face of the cliff was honeycombed with apartments.
porches
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From this reading Similar windows were also dotted over the cliff face between the entrance porches, suggesting that the entire face of the cliff was honeycombed with apartments.
rock
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
side
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From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
similar
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From this reading The outward appearance of these caves was similar.
six
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
small
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From this reading From many of these smaller apertures small streams of water trickled down the escarpment, and the walls above others was blackened as by smoke.
smaller
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From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
smoke
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From this reading From many of these smaller apertures small streams of water trickled down the escarpment, and the walls above others was blackened as by smoke.
streams
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From this reading From many of these smaller apertures small streams of water trickled down the escarpment, and the walls above others was blackened as by smoke.
suggesting
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From this reading Similar windows were also dotted over the cliff face between the entrance porches, suggesting that the entire face of the cliff was honeycombed with apartments.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Similar windows were also dotted over the cliff face between the entrance porches, suggesting that the entire face of the cliff was honeycombed with apartments.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The outward appearance of these caves was similar.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The outward appearance of these caves was similar.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
three
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
trickled
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From this reading From many of these smaller apertures small streams of water trickled down the escarpment, and the walls above others was blackened as by smoke.
twenty
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
veranda
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
walls
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From this reading From many of these smaller apertures small streams of water trickled down the escarpment, and the walls above others was blackened as by smoke.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The outward appearance of these caves was similar.
water
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From this reading From many of these smaller apertures small streams of water trickled down the escarpment, and the walls above others was blackened as by smoke.
way
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From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
wide
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From this reading An opening from eight to as much as twenty feet long by eight high and four to six feet deep was cut into the chalklike rock of the cliff, in the back of this large opening, which formed what might be described as the front veranda of the home, was an opening about three feet wide and six feet high, evidently forming the doorway to the interior apartment or apartments.
windows
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From this reading On either side of this doorway were smaller openings which it were easy to assume were windows through which light and air might find their way to the inhabitants.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Similar windows were also dotted over the cliff face between the entrance porches, suggesting that the entire face of the cliff was honeycombed with apartments.
