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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 It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
all
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From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
back
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
Beaudelays
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From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
blank
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
blind
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From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
brickwork
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
brides
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
bulk
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From this reading By night the house might pass; the silent bulk imposed on the eye.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By night the house might pass; the silent bulk imposed on the eye.
children
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
clinging
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
contemplating
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From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
day
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
dignity
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From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
discern
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
echoed
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
effort
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
entrance
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
everyday
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
eye
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From this reading By night the house might pass; the silent bulk imposed on the eye.
fancy
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
façade
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
front
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From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
gazed
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
given
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
grand
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
grandeur
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From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
guest
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
House
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From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
imposed
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From this reading By night the house might pass; the silent bulk imposed on the eye.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
lacked
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From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
larger
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From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
laughter
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
lawn
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From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
men
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From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading By night the house might pass; the silent bulk imposed on the eye.
neglected
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From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
neighbor
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
night
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From this reading By night the house might pass; the silent bulk imposed on the eye.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
notes
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
opened
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
pass
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From this reading By night the house might pass; the silent bulk imposed on the eye.
passing-bell
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
past
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From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
presumes
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From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
redeem
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
ruin
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From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
scaffold
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
see
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
silent
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From this reading By night the house might pass; the silent bulk imposed on the eye.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
suffice
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
sullen
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
two
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From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
week
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From this reading It was about a week after this that two men stood on the neglected lawn, contemplating the long blind front of Beaudelays House.
welcomed
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
whole
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
windows
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From this reading By day it required no effort of fancy to see the scaffold still clinging to the brickwork, or to discern that the grand entrance had never opened to guest or neighbor, that everyday life had never gazed through the blank windows of the long façade.
wing
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From this reading The ancient wing that had welcomed brides, and echoed the laughter of children and given back the sullen notes of the passing-bell did not suffice to redeem the whole.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all its grandeur the house lacked the dignity of ruin, for ruin presumes a past, and the larger part of the Great House had no past.
