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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 It stood upon the summit of a slope of the shore rising up from the banks of the James River.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
banks
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From this reading It stood upon the summit of a slope of the shore rising up from the banks of the James River.
Birchall
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From this reading MARLBOROUGH MARLBOROUGH was the house of Colonel Birchall Parker.
brick
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
building
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From this reading The main house was a large two-storied building capped by a tall, steep roof.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The main house was a large two-storied building capped by a tall, steep roof.
capped
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From this reading The main house was a large two-storied building capped by a tall, steep roof.
caught
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
chimneys
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
Colonel
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From this reading MARLBOROUGH MARLBOROUGH was the house of Colonel Birchall Parker.
day
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From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
door
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
doorway
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
elaborate
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
even
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From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
excepting
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From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
façade
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
finest
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From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
foliage
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It stood upon the summit of a slope of the shore rising up from the banks of the James River.
front
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
glimpse
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
Governor's
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From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
hall
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
hid
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
house
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From this reading MARLBOROUGH MARLBOROUGH was the house of Colonel Birchall Parker.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
James
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From this reading It stood upon the summit of a slope of the shore rising up from the banks of the James River.
landing-place
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
large
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From this reading The main house was a large two-storied building capped by a tall, steep roof.
led
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
main
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From this reading The main house was a large two-storied building capped by a tall, steep roof.
MARLBOROUGH
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From this reading MARLBOROUGH MARLBOROUGH was the house of Colonel Birchall Parker.
nearly
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARLBOROUGH MARLBOROUGH was the house of Colonel Birchall Parker.
opening
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
palace
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From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
Parker
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From this reading MARLBOROUGH MARLBOROUGH was the house of Colonel Birchall Parker.
passed
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
path
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
perhaps
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From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
rising
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From this reading It stood upon the summit of a slope of the shore rising up from the banks of the James River.
River
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From this reading It stood upon the summit of a slope of the shore rising up from the banks of the James River.
roof
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
shore
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From this reading It stood upon the summit of a slope of the shore rising up from the banks of the James River.
slope
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From this reading It stood upon the summit of a slope of the shore rising up from the banks of the James River.
steep
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From this reading The main house was a large two-storied building capped by a tall, steep roof.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It stood upon the summit of a slope of the shore rising up from the banks of the James River.
summit
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From this reading It stood upon the summit of a slope of the shore rising up from the banks of the James River.
tall
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From this reading The main house was a large two-storied building capped by a tall, steep roof.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARLBOROUGH MARLBOROUGH was the house of Colonel Birchall Parker.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
trees
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From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
two-storied
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From this reading The main house was a large two-storied building capped by a tall, steep roof.
up
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From this reading It stood upon the summit of a slope of the shore rising up from the banks of the James River.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It stood upon the summit of a slope of the shore rising up from the banks of the James River.
Virginia
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From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARLBOROUGH MARLBOROUGH was the house of Colonel Birchall Parker.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
Williamsburgh
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From this reading It was in its day, perhaps, the finest house in Virginia, not even excepting the Governor’s palace at Williamsburgh.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The trees in front nearly hid the house from the river as you passed, but the chimneys and the roof stood up above the foliage, and you caught a glimpse of the brick façade, and of the elaborate doorway, through an opening in the trees, where the path led up from the landing-place to the hall door.
