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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What say you again?"
air
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Precisely what I said before, Mr. Brown," answered Peter Goldthwaite.
anxious
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
architecture
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
banking
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Precisely what I said before, Mr. Brown," answered Peter Goldthwaite.
block
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
brick
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
bricks
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
Brown
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
building
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
castles
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
cheaper
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
content
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
cost
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
door
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
dry
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
earth
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
edifices
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From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
enough
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From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
floor
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
foundations
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From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
Goldthwaite
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From this reading "Precisely what I said before, Mr. Brown," answered Peter Goldthwaite.
goods
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
house-lots
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Precisely what I said before, Mr. Brown," answered Peter Goldthwaite.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
just
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From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
kitchen
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
lawyers
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
lower
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
magnificent
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
mortar
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
Mr
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
offices
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
opened
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
perhaps
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
Peter
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
Pho
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
Precisely
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From this reading "Precisely what I said before, Mr. Brown," answered Peter Goldthwaite.
respectable
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
rooms
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
said
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From this reading "Precisely what I said before, Mr. Brown," answered Peter Goldthwaite.
say
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From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
second
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
shops
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
solid
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From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
sort
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
stores
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
story
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
substantial
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
substitute
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
suited
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From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
tailors
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
very
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From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What say you again?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "And as for castles in the air, mine may not be as magnificent as that sort of architecture, but perhaps as substantial, Mr. Brown, as the very respectable brick block with dry goods stores, tailors' shops, and banking rooms on the lower floor, and lawyers' offices in the second story, which you are so anxious to substitute."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What say you again?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Such foundations are solid enough for your edifices, while this underneath us is just the thing for mine; and so we may both be suited.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Pho, Peter!" cried Mr. Brown, as he opened the kitchen door; "content yourself with building castles in the air, where house-lots are cheaper than on earth, to say nothing of the cost of bricks and mortar.
