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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 In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
abode
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From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
agreed
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From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
aloofness
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From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
arrival
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From this reading But to Mary during the quiet weeks that followed her arrival it seemed a paradise.
ascent
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
Audley
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From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
barren
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
Beaudelays
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to Mary during the quiet weeks that followed her arrival it seemed a paradise.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
came
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From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
Chase
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
coachmen
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
Cut
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
deemed
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading But to Mary during the quiet weeks that followed her arrival it seemed a paradise.
famous
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From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
few
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From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
flung
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
followed
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From this reading But to Mary during the quiet weeks that followed her arrival it seemed a paradise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
Gatehouse
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From this reading The Gatehouse, placed on the verge of the upland, was very solitary.
gave
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From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But to Mary during the quiet weeks that followed her arrival it seemed a paradise.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
horses
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
house
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From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
isolated
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
John
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From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
live
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From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
lively
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From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
many
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
Mary
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From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
miles
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
moors
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Gatehouse, placed on the verge of the upland, was very solitary.
off
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Gatehouse, placed on the verge of the upland, was very solitary.
other
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
paradise
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From this reading But to Mary during the quiet weeks that followed her arrival it seemed a paradise.
Park
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
people
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From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
placed
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From this reading The Gatehouse, placed on the verge of the upland, was very solitary.
quarter
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From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
quiet
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From this reading But to Mary during the quiet weeks that followed her arrival it seemed a paradise.
result
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From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
rival
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From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
rough
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to Mary during the quiet weeks that followed her arrival it seemed a paradise.
sides
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
smiling
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From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
solitary
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From this reading The Gatehouse, placed on the verge of the upland, was very solitary.
solitude
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From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
suit
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From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
table-land
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Gatehouse, placed on the verge of the upland, was very solitary.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
there
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From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
three
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
too
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
upland
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From this reading The Gatehouse, placed on the verge of the upland, was very solitary.
vale
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From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
verge
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From this reading The Gatehouse, placed on the verge of the upland, was very solitary.
very
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From this reading The Gatehouse, placed on the verge of the upland, was very solitary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Gatehouse, placed on the verge of the upland, was very solitary.
weeks
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From this reading But to Mary during the quiet weeks that followed her arrival it seemed a paradise.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Cut off from the vale by an ascent which the coachmen of the great deemed too rough for their horses, it was isolated on the other three sides by Beaudelays Park and by the Great Chase, which flung its barren moors over many miles of table-land.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the course of the famous suit John Audley had added to the solitude of the house by a smiling aloofness which gave no quarter to those who agreed with his rival.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
young
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From this reading The result was that when Mary came to live there, few young people would have found the Gatehouse a lively abode.
