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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 MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
acute
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
also
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
angle
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
attic
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
beams
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From this reading The house was a queer survival of three centuries, with a pattern of black oak beams let into a white-washed front.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
black
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From this reading The house was a queer survival of three centuries, with a pattern of black oak beams let into a white-washed front.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
briskly
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
casement
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
centuries
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From this reading The house was a queer survival of three centuries, with a pattern of black oak beams let into a white-washed front.
clay
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
corner
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
coyly
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
criss-cross
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
Death
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
diamond
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
die
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
dietary
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
distance
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
eaves
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
extended
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
eyes
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
flower-pots
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
front
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From this reading The house was a queer survival of three centuries, with a pattern of black oak beams let into a white-washed front.
gable
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
geraniums
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
guests
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
guided
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
high
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
hoped
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
house
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
hue
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
hygienic
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
iron
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
jutting
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
kept
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
lady
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
lattice
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The house was a queer survival of three centuries, with a pattern of black oak beams let into a white-washed front.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
like
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
lived
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
London
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
lower
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
LUNCHEON-PARTY
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
means
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
mellowed
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
MISS
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
oak
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From this reading The house was a queer survival of three centuries, with a pattern of black oak beams let into a white-washed front.
occasional
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
odd
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
old
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
out
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
panes
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
pattern
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From this reading The house was a queer survival of three centuries, with a pattern of black oak beams let into a white-washed front.
peered
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
present
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
quaint
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
queer
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From this reading The house was a queer survival of three centuries, with a pattern of black oak beams let into a white-washed front.
red
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
roof
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
rusty
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
safe
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
second
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
shot
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
sixty
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
some
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
spinsterhood
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
square
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
squares
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
squeezed
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
storey
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
survival
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From this reading The house was a queer survival of three centuries, with a pattern of black oak beams let into a white-washed front.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
three
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From this reading The house was a queer survival of three centuries, with a pattern of black oak beams let into a white-washed front.
tiled
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
treatment
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
trotted
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
two
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
up
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From this reading Its roof shot up into a high gable at an acute angle, and was tiled with red clay squares, mellowed by Time to the hue of rusty iron.
visit
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was a queer survival of three centuries, with a pattern of black oak beams let into a white-washed front.
WHICHELLO'S
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From this reading MISS WHICHELLO'S LUNCHEON-PARTY The little lady trotted briskly across the square, and guided her guests to a quaint old house squeezed into one corner of it.
white-washed
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From this reading The house was a queer survival of three centuries, with a pattern of black oak beams let into a white-washed front.
windows
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From this reading A long lattice with diamond panes, and geraniums in flower-pots behind them, extended across the lower storey; two little jutting windows, also of the criss-cross pattern, looked like two eyes in the second storey; and high up in the third, the casement of the attic peered out coyly from under the eaves.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The house was a queer survival of three centuries, with a pattern of black oak beams let into a white-washed front.
years
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From this reading Here she had been born some sixty odd years before; here she had lived her life of spinsterhood, save for an occasional visit to London; and here she hoped to die, although at present she kept Death at a safe distance by hygienic means and dietary treatment.
