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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 A REFUGE FROM THE HEAT.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
any
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From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
bad
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
became
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From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
begins
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
bore
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From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
boundless
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From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
built
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
came
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
cared
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
cats
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
centre
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From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
convenience
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
cottage
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
enclosed
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
evidently
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
few
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From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A REFUGE FROM THE HEAT.
fruit-trees
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From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
garden
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
gardens
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From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
go
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
grass-plot
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From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
hardly
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
HEAT
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From this reading A REFUGE FROM THE HEAT.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
house
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
inside
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
lawns
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From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
nightly
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
now
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From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
occupant
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
occupied
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From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
once
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
only
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
park
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From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
pear-tree
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From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
pretty
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
promenading
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
REFUGE
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From this reading A REFUGE FROM THE HEAT.
remaining
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
safely
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From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
say
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From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
side
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
small
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From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
soon
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From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
spot
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
stop
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From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
studio
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A REFUGE FROM THE HEAT.
There
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
tiny
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From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
two
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
type
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From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
universe
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From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
Used
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From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
walls
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From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little garden, one side enclosed by the house, another by the studio, and the remaining two by walls, evidently built for the nightly convenience of promenading cats.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was one pear-tree in the grass-plot which occupied the centre, and a few small fruit-trees, which, I may now safely say, never bore any thing, upon the walls.
wide
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From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading Used although I had been to great wide lawns and park and gardens and wilderness, the tiny enclosure soon became to me the type of the boundless universe.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But the last occupant had cared for his garden; and, when I came to the cottage, it was, although you would hardly believe it now that my garden is inside the house, a pretty little spot,--only, if you stop thinking about a garden, it begins at once to go to the bad.
