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1908
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The jail once seen stood alone.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among them were the court-house and the jail, and, at that time, the Judge and the Sheriff.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Among them were the court-house and the jail, and, at that time, the Judge and the Sheriff.
barred
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From this reading With its thick walls and massive barred windows, it might have been thought the jail, until one saw the jail.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With its thick walls and massive barred windows, it might have been thought the jail, until one saw the jail.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
brick
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From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
brown
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From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
Charles
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
Colonial
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
columns
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From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
contained
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
county
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
court-house
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From this reading Among them were the court-house and the jail, and, at that time, the Judge and the Sheriff.
edifice
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From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
grayish
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From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
H
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With its thick walls and massive barred windows, it might have been thought the jail, until one saw the jail.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With its thick walls and massive barred windows, it might have been thought the jail, until one saw the jail.
jail
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From this reading Among them were the court-house and the jail, and, at that time, the Judge and the Sheriff.
Judge
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From this reading Among them were the court-house and the jail, and, at that time, the Judge and the Sheriff.
late
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
many
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
massive
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From this reading With its thick walls and massive barred windows, it might have been thought the jail, until one saw the jail.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
mighty
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From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
Minerva
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From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
New
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
old
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
once
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From this reading The jail once seen stood alone.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With its thick walls and massive barred windows, it might have been thought the jail, until one saw the jail.
overlooking
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From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
portico
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From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
relics
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
saw
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From this reading With its thick walls and massive barred windows, it might have been thought the jail, until one saw the jail.
Scribner's
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
Sea
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From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
seen
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From this reading The jail once seen stood alone.
Sheriff
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From this reading Among them were the court-house and the jail, and, at that time, the Judge and the Sheriff.
solemn
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From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
Sons
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
story
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
temple
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From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Among them were the court-house and the jail, and, at that time, the Judge and the Sheriff.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Among them were the court-house and the jail, and, at that time, the Judge and the Sheriff.
thick
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From this reading With its thick walls and massive barred windows, it might have been thought the jail, until one saw the jail.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With its thick walls and massive barred windows, it might have been thought the jail, until one saw the jail.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With its thick walls and massive barred windows, it might have been thought the jail, until one saw the jail.
walls
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From this reading With its thick walls and massive barred windows, it might have been thought the jail, until one saw the jail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Among them were the court-house and the jail, and, at that time, the Judge and the Sheriff.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
windows
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From this reading With its thick walls and massive barred windows, it might have been thought the jail, until one saw the jail.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
York
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 The county of H------ was an old Colonial county, and even as late as the time of my story contained many Colonial relics.
Ægean
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From this reading The court-house was an old brick edifice of solemn and grayish brown, with a portico whose mighty columns might have stood before a temple of Minerva overlooking the Ægean Sea.
