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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 The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
admire
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
Billy
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From this reading Just opposite rose the imposing structure of three storeys in red stone which sheltered Thomas and Billy Kirke.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
business
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From this reading Mr. Kirke was in business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
fairly
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From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
garden
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
gardens
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From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
grey
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From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
house
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From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
imposing
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From this reading Just opposite rose the imposing structure of three storeys in red stone which sheltered Thomas and Billy Kirke.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
James
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
Just
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From this reading Just opposite rose the imposing structure of three storeys in red stone which sheltered Thomas and Billy Kirke.
Kirke
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From this reading Just opposite rose the imposing structure of three storeys in red stone which sheltered Thomas and Billy Kirke.
liked
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
often
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
old
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From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
opposite
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From this reading Just opposite rose the imposing structure of three storeys in red stone which sheltered Thomas and Billy Kirke.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
ordinary
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From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
quiet
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From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
red
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From this reading Just opposite rose the imposing structure of three storeys in red stone which sheltered Thomas and Billy Kirke.
remarked
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
road
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From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
rose
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From this reading Just opposite rose the imposing structure of three storeys in red stone which sheltered Thomas and Billy Kirke.
round
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From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
saw
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
Seton
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
Seton's
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
Setons
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From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
sheltered
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From this reading Just opposite rose the imposing structure of three storeys in red stone which sheltered Thomas and Billy Kirke.
sides
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From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
sincerely
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
some
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From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
square
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From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
stone
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From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
storeys
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From this reading Just opposite rose the imposing structure of three storeys in red stone which sheltered Thomas and Billy Kirke.
structure
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From this reading Just opposite rose the imposing structure of three storeys in red stone which sheltered Thomas and Billy Kirke.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
then
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
Thomas
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From this reading Just opposite rose the imposing structure of three storeys in red stone which sheltered Thomas and Billy Kirke.
three
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From this reading Just opposite rose the imposing structure of three storeys in red stone which sheltered Thomas and Billy Kirke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
trees
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From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
villa
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From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
villas
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From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an ordinary square villa, but it was of grey stone and fairly old, and it had some fine trees round it.
way
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
well
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From this reading Mr. Seton often remarked that he never saw a house or garden he liked so well, but then it was James Seton's way to admire sincerely everything that was his.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just opposite rose the imposing structure of three storeys in red stone which sheltered Thomas and Billy Kirke.
wide
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From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Setons' house stood in a wide, quiet road, with villas and gardens on both sides.
