1910
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From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
1912
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From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
Ames
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From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
Ames's
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From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
anachronismsnounUS /əˈnækrənɪzəmz/
plural of “anachronism” — something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
architectsnounUS /ˈɑːrkətekts/
plural of “architect” — someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
boulevardnounUS /ˈbʊləvɑːrd/
a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
a young person of either sex
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
chimneysnounUS /ˈtʃɪmniz/
plural of “chimney” — a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
commandingadjectiveUS /kəˈmændɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
controllingadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊlɪŋ/
able to control or determine policy
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
exteriornounUS /ɪkˈstɪriər/
the region that is outside of something
From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
Harriet
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From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
inharmoniousadjective
not in harmony
From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
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 In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
MotornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
and nothing more
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
Parkins
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From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
on the contrary
From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
RenaissancenounUS /ˌrenəˈsɑːns/
the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
sectionnounUS /ˈsekʃən/
a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
make square
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
Stacey
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From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Stacey had always rather liked the exterior, though it was not Parkins and May but a Chicago firm of architects who had built the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
TractornounUS /ˈtræktər/
a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
Vernon
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From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was severe, commanding, less inharmonious in Vernon than most anachronisms, and the four great chimneys were really fine.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
which person or people
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading In 1910 Harriet Price, Ames’s mother and widow of John Price, who had been head of the Price Tractor and Motor Company, built a new house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In 1912 she died, and the mansion, together with many other good things, among them a controlling interest in the tractor company, passed to Ames, the only child.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The house, which was an immense square building of yellow stone in the Italian Renaissance style, occupied, with its grounds, an entire block in the best section of the fashionable boulevard.
