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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 at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
accessible
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From this reading At the back was a dairy barton, accessible for vehicles and live-stock by a side ‘drong.’
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
back
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From this reading At the back was a dairy barton, accessible for vehicles and live-stock by a side ‘drong.’
bared
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
barton
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From this reading At the back was a dairy barton, accessible for vehicles and live-stock by a side ‘drong.’
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
brook
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From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the back was a dairy barton, accessible for vehicles and live-stock by a side ‘drong.’
chimneys
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
convenient
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
dairy
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From this reading At the back was a dairy barton, accessible for vehicles and live-stock by a side ‘drong.’
deal
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From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
distinctive
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From this reading Its situation gave the house what little distinctive name it possessed, namely, ‘The Knap.’
door
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
dribbled
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From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
drong
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From this reading At the back was a dairy barton, accessible for vehicles and live-stock by a side ‘drong.’
dwelling
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
followed
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
formed
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
forty
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From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
front
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
gave
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From this reading Its situation gave the house what little distinctive name it possessed, namely, ‘The Knap.’
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
grew
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
Ham-hill
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
house
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
immediately
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its situation gave the house what little distinctive name it possessed, namely, ‘The Knap.’
King's-Hintock
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
Knap
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From this reading Its situation gave the house what little distinctive name it possessed, namely, ‘The Knap.’
large
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
lavish
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its situation gave the house what little distinctive name it possessed, namely, ‘The Knap.’
live-stock
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From this reading At the back was a dairy barton, accessible for vehicles and live-stock by a side ‘drong.’
made
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From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
miles
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
mullioned
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its situation gave the house what little distinctive name it possessed, namely, ‘The Knap.’
namely
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From this reading Its situation gave the house what little distinctive name it possessed, namely, ‘The Knap.’
noise
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From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
off
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From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
old
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
past
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From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
possessed
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From this reading Its situation gave the house what little distinctive name it possessed, namely, ‘The Knap.’
road
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
roots
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
rose
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
side
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From this reading At the back was a dairy barton, accessible for vehicles and live-stock by a side ‘drong.’
situation
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From this reading Its situation gave the house what little distinctive name it possessed, namely, ‘The Knap.’
size
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From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
slope
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
solidity
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
Some
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From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
staircase
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
stone
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
sycamore-tree
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
Three
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
top
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
travellers
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
vehicles
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From this reading At the back was a dairy barton, accessible for vehicles and live-stock by a side ‘drong.’
village-street
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From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the back was a dairy barton, accessible for vehicles and live-stock by a side ‘drong.’
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Its situation gave the house what little distinctive name it possessed, namely, ‘The Knap.’
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading It stood at the top of a slope beside King’s-Hintock village-street; and immediately in front of it grew a large sycamore-tree, whose bared roots formed a convenient staircase from the road below to the front door of the dwelling.
windows
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From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three miles to the left of the travellers, along the road they had not followed, rose an old house with mullioned windows of Ham-hill stone, and chimneys of lavish solidity.
yards
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From this reading Some forty yards off a brook dribbled past, which, for its size, made a great deal of noise.
