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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 She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
almost
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
any
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From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
area
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
back
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
bars
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
bathed
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From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
big
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
broad
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
built
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
bushes
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
cheeks
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
cold
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
concrete-lined
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
covered
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
Cresswell
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
day
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From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
DEANS
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deep
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
dissipate
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
dozing
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From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had not heard any sound during the night and she guessed that van Heerden had returned to London.
elbows
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
emergency
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From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
first-floor
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
floor
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
FOLLYnounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
formed
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
gentle
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
glimpse
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
grassy
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
grounds
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
guessed
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From this reading She had not heard any sound during the night and she guessed that van Heerden had returned to London.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
heard
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From this reading She had not heard any sound during the night and she guessed that van Heerden had returned to London.
Heerden
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From this reading She had not heard any sound during the night and she guessed that van Heerden had returned to London.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
house
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
important
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
imprisoned
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
jump
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
lawn
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
level
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
light
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From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
lilac
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
London
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From this reading She had not heard any sound during the night and she guessed that van Heerden had returned to London.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
mists
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
night
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From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not heard any sound during the night and she guessed that van Heerden had returned to London.
obstacles
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
Oliva
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
planted
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
protected
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
ready
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From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
redressed
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From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
represented
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
restricted
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had not heard any sound during the night and she guessed that van Heerden had returned to London.
rise
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
rocking-chair
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From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
room
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
second
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
slope
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
slowly
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
sound
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From this reading She had not heard any sound during the night and she guessed that van Heerden had returned to London.
spent
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From this reading She had spent the night dozing in a rocking-chair and at the first light of day she had bathed and redressed ready for any emergency.
steel
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
sun
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had not heard any sound during the night and she guessed that van Heerden had returned to London.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had not heard any sound during the night and she guessed that van Heerden had returned to London.
too
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
trench
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
two
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
van
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From this reading She had not heard any sound during the night and she guessed that van Heerden had returned to London.
view
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From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
walk
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
warmth
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
watched
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The room in which she was imprisoned was on the first floor at the back of the house and the view she had of the grounds was restricted to a glimpse between two big lilac bushes which were planted almost on a level with her room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
wide
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From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
window
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
window-ledge
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From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT DEANS FOLLY With her elbows resting on the broad window-ledge and her cheeks against the cold steel bars which covered the window, Oliva Cresswell watched the mists slowly dissipate in the gentle warmth of the morning sun.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The house had been built on the slope of a gentle rise so that you might walk from the first-floor window on to the grassy lawn at the back of the house but for two important obstacles, the first being represented by the bars which protected the window and the second by a deep area, concrete-lined, which formed a trench too wide to jump.
