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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 A GALLIC HOMESTEAD.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water.
all
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From this reading Like all other rural homes, Joel's was spacious and round of shape.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like all other rural homes, Joel's was spacious and round of shape.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
beaten
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
clay
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
consisted
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
covered
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From this reading It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water.
dry
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
earth
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
fattish
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
filled
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
GALLIC
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From this reading A GALLIC HOMESTEAD.
hard
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
homes
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From this reading Like all other rural homes, Joel's was spacious and round of shape.
HOMESTEAD
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From this reading A GALLIC HOMESTEAD.
hurdles
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
inside
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water.
Joel's
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From this reading Like all other rural homes, Joel's was spacious and round of shape.
joined
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From this reading It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water.
joists
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From this reading It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water.
laid
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From this reading It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water.
large
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From this reading The roofing was large and projecting.
layer
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
Like
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From this reading Like all other rural homes, Joel's was spacious and round of shape.
mixture
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
oaken
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From this reading It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like all other rural homes, Joel's was spacious and round of shape.
other
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From this reading Like all other rural homes, Joel's was spacious and round of shape.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
plastered
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
projecting
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From this reading The roofing was large and projecting.
proof
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From this reading It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water.
roofing
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From this reading The roofing was large and projecting.
round
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From this reading Like all other rural homes, Joel's was spacious and round of shape.
rows
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
rural
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From this reading Like all other rural homes, Joel's was spacious and round of shape.
sandstone
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
seaweed
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From this reading It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water.
shape
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From this reading Like all other rural homes, Joel's was spacious and round of shape.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water.
space
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
spacious
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From this reading Like all other rural homes, Joel's was spacious and round of shape.
straw
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
thick
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
together
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From this reading It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water.
two
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
wall
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
walls
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From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like all other rural homes, Joel's was spacious and round of shape.
water
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From this reading It consisted of oaken joists joined together and covered with a layer of seaweed laid so thick that it was proof against water.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The walls consisted of two rows of hurdles, the space between which was filled with a mixture of beaten clay and straw; the inside and outside of the thick wall was plastered over with a layer of fine and fattish earth, which, when dry, was hard as sandstone.
