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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 Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
abdication
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
admitted
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From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
agent
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
application
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
ascended
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
bare
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
big
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From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
black
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
brass
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cab
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From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
certainly
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From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
condolences
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett presently received her and intimated in a few words that condolences might be taken for granted.
country
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From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
dining-room
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
drawing-room
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
drove
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From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
few
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett presently received her and intimated in a few words that condolences might be taken for granted.
floors
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Touchett presently received her and intimated in a few words that condolences might be taken for granted.
fortnight
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From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
freehold
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
fresh
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
granted
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett presently received her and intimated in a few words that condolences might be taken for granted.
ground
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
hansom
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From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
house
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From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
inscribed
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
intimated
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett presently received her and intimated in a few words that condolences might be taken for granted.
it's
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From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
knocker
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From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
laid
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
large
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
lose
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From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
Madame
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From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
made
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
mansion
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
Merle
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From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mrs. Touchett presently received her and intimated in a few words that condolences might be taken for granted.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett presently received her and intimated in a few words that condolences might be taken for granted.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
neat
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
noble
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
numerous
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
observed
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
paint
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
perceived
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
pictures
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
placed
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
practical
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From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
presently
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett presently received her and intimated in a few words that condolences might be taken for granted.
received
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett presently received her and intimated in a few words that condolences might be taken for granted.
removed
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
said
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From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
signs
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
sofas
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
sold
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
Some
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From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
sounding
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From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
Square
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From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
suspended
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
tablet
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
taken
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett presently received her and intimated in a few words that condolences might be taken for granted.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Touchett presently received her and intimated in a few words that condolences might be taken for granted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
Touchett
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From this reading Mrs. Touchett presently received her and intimated in a few words that condolences might be taken for granted.
undraped
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
up
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From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
vehicle
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
visitor
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From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
waited
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From this reading “They certainly lose no time,” said the visitor as, after sounding the big brass knocker, she waited to be admitted; “it’s a practical country!”
walls
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From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
white
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
Winchester
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From this reading Some fortnight after this Madame Merle drove up in a hansom cab to the house in Winchester Square.
windows
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading And within the house, as she ascended to the drawing-room, she perceived numerous signs of abdication; pictures removed from the walls and placed upon sofas, windows undraped and floors laid bare.
wooden
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
words
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From this reading As she descended from her vehicle she observed, suspended between the dining-room windows, a large, neat, wooden tablet, on whose fresh black ground were inscribed in white paint the words--“This noble freehold mansion to be sold”; with the name of the agent to whom application should be made.
