AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
agreeableadjectiveUS /əˈɡriːəbəl/
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside each was a pile of letters.
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/
eat an early morning meal
From this reading One morning in September they were at breakfast together.
builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
communicatingnounUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪtɪŋ/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
Conolly
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From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
deprivingverbUS /dɪˈpraɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “deprive” — take away possessions from someone
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
detachedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtætʃt/
showing lack of emotional involvement
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Beside each was a pile of letters.
feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
forbadeverbUS /fərˈbeɪd/
inflected form of “forbid” — command against
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
GrovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
ironnounUS /ˈaɪərn/
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
Kensington
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From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
LaurelnounUS /ˈlɔːrəl/
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading Beside each was a pile of letters.
LindnounUS /lɪnd/
Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887)
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
Marmaduke
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From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning in September they were at breakfast together.
neighbourhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning in September they were at breakfast together.
oppositeadjectiveUS /ˈɑːpəzət/
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
pairsnounUS /perz/
plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
pilenounUS /paɪl/
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Beside each was a pile of letters.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
quietudenoun
a state of peace and quiet
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/
in the recent past
From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
removedadjectiveUS /riˈmuːvd/
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
rusticadjectiveUS /ˈrʌstɪk/
characteristic of rural life
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
seclusionnounUS /sɪˈkluːʒən/
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading One morning in September they were at breakfast together.
shrubberynounUS /ˈʃrʌbəri/
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
suburbanadjectiveUS /səˈbɜːrbən/
relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
SusannanounUS /suːˈzænə/
an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning in September they were at breakfast together.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading One morning in September they were at breakfast together.
unlet
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From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beside each was a pile of letters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the opposite side were pairs of recently built houses, many of them still unlet.
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A little removed from a pretty road in West Kensington, and communicating with it by a shrubbery and an iron gate, there stood at this time a detached villa called Laurel Grove.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading These, without depriving the neighbourhood of its suburban quietude, forbade any feeling of rustic seclusion, and so made it agreeable to Susanna Conolly, who lived at Laurel Grove with Marmaduke Lind.
