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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 WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
advance
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From this reading But this is a very summary statement of what my real advance has been.
all
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From this reading I took the Iddesleigh Gate House, wonderful ceilings and Amaranth Room and all, from the late Baron Stillhausen.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
Amaranth
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From this reading I took the Iddesleigh Gate House, wonderful ceilings and Amaranth Room and all, from the late Baron Stillhausen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
away
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
Baron
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From this reading I took the Iddesleigh Gate House, wonderful ceilings and Amaranth Room and all, from the late Baron Stillhausen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But this is a very summary statement of what my real advance has been.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this is a very summary statement of what my real advance has been.
ceilings
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From this reading I took the Iddesleigh Gate House, wonderful ceilings and Amaranth Room and all, from the late Baron Stillhausen.
children
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From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
concerned
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
Evie
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From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
exactly
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From this reading We were in the Vale of Health for exactly a year, and in Well Walk for three.
far
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
furnished
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From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
Gate
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this is a very summary statement of what my real advance has been.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
Health
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
House
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From this reading I took the Iddesleigh Gate House, wonderful ceilings and Amaranth Room and all, from the late Baron Stillhausen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
Iddesleigh
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
interludes
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From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
late
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From this reading I took the Iddesleigh Gate House, wonderful ceilings and Amaranth Room and all, from the late Baron Stillhausen.
leaps
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
mile
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
odd
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From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
off
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From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
omitting
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From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
packed
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From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
periods
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From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
place
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
position
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
quarter
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
real
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From this reading But this is a very summary statement of what my real advance has been.
Room
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From this reading I took the Iddesleigh Gate House, wonderful ceilings and Amaranth Room and all, from the late Baron Stillhausen.
rooms
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From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
seaside
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From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
second
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
stand
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
statement
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From this reading But this is a very summary statement of what my real advance has been.
Stillhausen
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From this reading I took the Iddesleigh Gate House, wonderful ceilings and Amaranth Room and all, from the late Baron Stillhausen.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
sufficed
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
summary
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From this reading But this is a very summary statement of what my real advance has been.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this is a very summary statement of what my real advance has been.
three
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From this reading We were in the Vale of Health for exactly a year, and in Well Walk for three.
times
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From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
to-day
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took the Iddesleigh Gate House, wonderful ceilings and Amaranth Room and all, from the late Baron Stillhausen.
two
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
Vale
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
very
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From this reading But this is a very summary statement of what my real advance has been.
WALK
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were in the Vale of Health for exactly a year, and in Well Walk for three.
WELL
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were in the Vale of Health for exactly a year, and in Well Walk for three.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But this is a very summary statement of what my real advance has been.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am omitting such interludes as furnished rooms for short periods and odd times in which I have packed Evie off with the children to the seaside.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I took the Iddesleigh Gate House, wonderful ceilings and Amaranth Room and all, from the late Baron Stillhausen.
worldly
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From this reading WELL WALK I As far as my worldly position is concerned, two leaps have sufficed to place me where I stand to-day--the first from the Vale of Health to the Well Walk, not a quarter of a mile away, and the second from Well Walk to Iddesleigh Gate.
year
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From this reading We were in the Vale of Health for exactly a year, and in Well Walk for three.
