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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 SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
acquire
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From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.
acre
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From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
adamant
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From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.
agreed
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From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
all
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From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
blank
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.
building
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From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
Camden
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From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
caretakers
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From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
chimney-stacks
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
COTTAGE
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From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
demesne
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From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
detached
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From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
excepted
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From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
extension
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From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
factories
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
factory
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From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
gates
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
gaunt
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
generous
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From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
ground
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From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
house
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From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
industrial
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From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
intervals
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
landlord
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From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
made
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
managers
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From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
Milburgh
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From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
MILBURGH'S
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From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
monopolising
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From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
most
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
Mr
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From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
occupied
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From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
offers
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From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
one-storey
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From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
only
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From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
pierced
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
procure
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
quarters
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From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
residence
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From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.
road
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From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
saw
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From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
SEARCH
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From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
smoky-looking
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
space
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From this reading The "house" was a detached cottage in about half an acre of ground, a one-storey building, monopolising the space which might have been occupied by factory extension.
street
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
streets
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From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
times
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
tiny
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From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both the factory to the right and the left had made generous offers to acquire the ground, but Mr. Milburgh's landlord had been adamant.
Town
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From this reading THE SEARCH OF MILBURGH'S COTTAGE Mr. Milburgh had a little house in one of the industrial streets of Camden Town.
up
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
view
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
walls
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From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Milburgh's house was the only residence in the road, if one excepted the quarters of caretakers and managers, and it was agreed by all who saw his tiny demesne, that Mr. Milburgh had a good landlord.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a street made up for the most part of blank walls, pierced at intervals with great gates, through which one could procure at times a view of gaunt factories and smoky-looking chimney-stacks.
