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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 house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
afforded
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From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
arms
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From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
better
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From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
brightly-painted
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From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
bushes
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From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
cheap
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From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
comfortable
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
commonplace
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
condition
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From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
door
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From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
family
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From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
far
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
fastened
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From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
floor
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From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
garden
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From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
hall
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From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
high
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
HOME
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From this reading HOME.
house
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From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
houses
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
impossible
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From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
Inside
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From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
judge
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
larger
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From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
locality
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From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
merely
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From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
most
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
oil-cloth
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From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
old
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From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
out
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From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
pegs
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From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
perfectly
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
repair
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From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
rising
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From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
row
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From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
see
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From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
side
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
somewhat
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From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
stories
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
straggling
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From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
strip
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From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
There
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The house is old for this locality--larger than this family could have afforded, had it been in better condition,--a cheap house out of repair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
two
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
uninteresting
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
wall
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From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
wave
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From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is impossible to see what is the condition of the little garden before the door; but the bushes are somewhat straggling, and wave their long arms about in the rising wind.
window
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From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inside, the little hall is merely a passage, with a door on either side, a long row of pegs fastened against the wall, and a strip of brightly-painted oil-cloth on the floor.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There is a window on either side of the door, and the house is but two stories high: it is the most commonplace of houses, perfectly comfortable and uninteresting, so far as one may judge from without.
