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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 wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
adjacent
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
afford
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From this reading Being of soft bricks it would afford but a slight obstacle to determined men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
bent
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
bricks
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From this reading Being of soft bricks it would afford but a slight obstacle to determined men.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Being of soft bricks it would afford but a slight obstacle to determined men.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
CELLAR
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From this reading THE CELLAR.
cemented
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
compact
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
determined
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From this reading Being of soft bricks it would afford but a slight obstacle to determined men.
difficult
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
dwelling
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
east
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
entrance
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
feet
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
Ferrers
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From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
firmly
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
flinty
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
gaining
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
guarded
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
hardened
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
harder
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
house
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From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
land
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From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
lapse
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
latter
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
Lords
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From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
masonry
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
mass
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
Master
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From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
matter
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
men
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From this reading Being of soft bricks it would afford but a slight obstacle to determined men.
narrow
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From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
nine
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
obstacle
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From this reading Being of soft bricks it would afford but a slight obstacle to determined men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
official
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
Parliament
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
penetrate
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
river
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From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
side
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
slight
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From this reading Being of soft bricks it would afford but a slight obstacle to determined men.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
soft
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From this reading Being of soft bricks it would afford but a slight obstacle to determined men.
some
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
stone
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
strip
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From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
structure
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
Thames
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From this reading The house of Master Ferrers stood on the narrow strip of land between the House of Lords and the river Thames.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CELLAR.
thereof
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
thickness
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
tunnel
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
twas
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
undertaking
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
wall
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From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wall of the dwelling being adjacent to that which guarded the east side of the Parliament House, 'twas not so difficult a matter for one bent upon gaining secret entrance to the latter, to tunnel through it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Being of soft bricks it would afford but a slight obstacle to determined men.
years
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From this reading To penetrate the official structure was a harder undertaking, the thickness thereof being some nine feet, and the masonry of flinty stone, firmly cemented, and hardened into a compact mass by the lapse of years.
