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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 house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
abbey
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Our plan does not require an elaborate description of the residence of Sir Wycherly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Monarch and ministers, are awful names: Whoever wear them, challenge our devoir."
angles
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From this reading It had the usual long, narrow windows, a suitable hall, wainscoted rooms, battlemented walls, and turreted angles.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Monarch and ministers, are awful names: Whoever wear them, challenge our devoir."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
awful
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From this reading "Monarch and ministers, are awful names: Whoever wear them, challenge our devoir."
battlemented
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From this reading It had the usual long, narrow windows, a suitable hall, wainscoted rooms, battlemented walls, and turreted angles.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
castle
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
centuries
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
challenge
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From this reading "Monarch and ministers, are awful names: Whoever wear them, challenge our devoir."
condition
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
description
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From this reading Our plan does not require an elaborate description of the residence of Sir Wycherly.
devoir
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From this reading "Monarch and ministers, are awful names: Whoever wear them, challenge our devoir."
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our plan does not require an elaborate description of the residence of Sir Wycherly.
dwelling
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
elaborate
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From this reading Our plan does not require an elaborate description of the residence of Sir Wycherly.
erected
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
hall
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From this reading It had the usual long, narrow windows, a suitable hall, wainscoted rooms, battlemented walls, and turreted angles.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
house
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
kept
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had the usual long, narrow windows, a suitable hall, wainscoted rooms, battlemented walls, and turreted angles.
Michael
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
ministers
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From this reading "Monarch and ministers, are awful names: Whoever wear them, challenge our devoir."
Monarch
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From this reading "Monarch and ministers, are awful names: Whoever wear them, challenge our devoir."
names
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From this reading "Monarch and ministers, are awful names: Whoever wear them, challenge our devoir."
narrow
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From this reading It had the usual long, narrow windows, a suitable hall, wainscoted rooms, battlemented walls, and turreted angles.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Our plan does not require an elaborate description of the residence of Sir Wycherly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our plan does not require an elaborate description of the residence of Sir Wycherly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Monarch and ministers, are awful names: Whoever wear them, challenge our devoir."
plan
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From this reading Our plan does not require an elaborate description of the residence of Sir Wycherly.
posterity
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
priory
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
require
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From this reading Our plan does not require an elaborate description of the residence of Sir Wycherly.
residence
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From this reading Our plan does not require an elaborate description of the residence of Sir Wycherly.
rooms
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From this reading It had the usual long, narrow windows, a suitable hall, wainscoted rooms, battlemented walls, and turreted angles.
serviceable
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
Sir
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From this reading Our plan does not require an elaborate description of the residence of Sir Wycherly.
suitable
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From this reading It had the usual long, narrow windows, a suitable hall, wainscoted rooms, battlemented walls, and turreted angles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our plan does not require an elaborate description of the residence of Sir Wycherly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Monarch and ministers, are awful names: Whoever wear them, challenge our devoir."
three
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
turreted
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From this reading It had the usual long, narrow windows, a suitable hall, wainscoted rooms, battlemented walls, and turreted angles.
two
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
usual
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From this reading It had the usual long, narrow windows, a suitable hall, wainscoted rooms, battlemented walls, and turreted angles.
wainscoted
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From this reading It had the usual long, narrow windows, a suitable hall, wainscoted rooms, battlemented walls, and turreted angles.
walls
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From this reading It had the usual long, narrow windows, a suitable hall, wainscoted rooms, battlemented walls, and turreted angles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
wear
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From this reading "Monarch and ministers, are awful names: Whoever wear them, challenge our devoir."
Whoever
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From this reading "Monarch and ministers, are awful names: Whoever wear them, challenge our devoir."
windows
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From this reading It had the usual long, narrow windows, a suitable hall, wainscoted rooms, battlemented walls, and turreted angles.
Wychecombe
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From this reading The house had been neither priory, abbey, nor castle; but it was erected as a dwelling for himself and his posterity, by a Sir Michael Wychecombe, two or three centuries before, and had been kept in good serviceable condition ever since.
Wycherly
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From this reading Our plan does not require an elaborate description of the residence of Sir Wycherly.
YOUNG
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From this reading YOUNG.
