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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 LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
ADVICE
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
ANGELA
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
apparently
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
architecture
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On one of these, as I emerged from the house, Lady Angela was standing talking to a gardener.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She turned round at the sound of my footsteps, and came at once towards me.
bareheaded
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From this reading She was bareheaded, and looked as straight and slim as a dart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
came
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From this reading She turned round at the sound of my footsteps, and came at once towards me.
castle
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
curious
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
dart
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From this reading She was bareheaded, and looked as straight and slim as a dart.
down
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
emerged
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From this reading On one of these, as I emerged from the house, Lady Angela was standing talking to a gardener.
entire
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
farmhouse
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
footsteps
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From this reading She turned round at the sound of my footsteps, and came at once towards me.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On one of these, as I emerged from the house, Lady Angela was standing talking to a gardener.
front
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
garden
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
gardener
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From this reading On one of these, as I emerged from the house, Lady Angela was standing talking to a gardener.
generation
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
GIVES
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
grey
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
house
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On one of these, as I emerged from the house, Lady Angela was standing talking to a gardener.
ideas
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
irregular
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
LADY
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
leading
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was bareheaded, and looked as straight and slim as a dart.
low
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
mansion
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
MEpronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
medley
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
men
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
mixture
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She turned round at the sound of my footsteps, and came at once towards me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one of these, as I emerged from the house, Lady Angela was standing talking to a gardener.
once
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From this reading She turned round at the sound of my footsteps, and came at once towards me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one of these, as I emerged from the house, Lady Angela was standing talking to a gardener.
ran
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
round
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From this reading She turned round at the sound of my footsteps, and came at once towards me.
Rowchester
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
rows
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
several
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned round at the sound of my footsteps, and came at once towards me.
slim
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From this reading She was bareheaded, and looked as straight and slim as a dart.
SOME
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
sound
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From this reading She turned round at the sound of my footsteps, and came at once towards me.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On one of these, as I emerged from the house, Lady Angela was standing talking to a gardener.
steps
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
stone
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
straight
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From this reading She was bareheaded, and looked as straight and slim as a dart.
talking
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From this reading On one of these, as I emerged from the house, Lady Angela was standing talking to a gardener.
terrace
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From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The front was low and irregular, and a grey stone terrace ran the entire length, with several rows of steps leading down into the garden.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On one of these, as I emerged from the house, Lady Angela was standing talking to a gardener.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She turned round at the sound of my footsteps, and came at once towards me.
turned
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From this reading She turned round at the sound of my footsteps, and came at once towards me.
varying
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From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading LADY ANGELA GIVES ME SOME ADVICE Rowchester was a curious medley of a house, a mixture of farmhouse, mansion, and castle, added to apparently in every generation by men with varying ideas of architecture.
