adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no legend to indicate what the business of T. Britt might be.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading On the left-hand windows was painted in black letters, “Egypt Trust Company.”
bricknounUS /brɪk/
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
BrittnounUS /brɪt/
the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish
From this reading On the right-hand windows was painted, “T. Britt.”
buildingnounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading There was no legend to indicate what the business of T. Britt might be.
COLLECTIONSnounUS /kəˈlekʃənz/
plural of “collection” — several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading On the left-hand windows was painted in black letters, “Egypt Trust Company.”
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading On the left-hand windows was painted in black letters, “Egypt Trust Company.”
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
facadenounUS /fəˈsɑːd/
the face or front of a building
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
indicateverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪt/
be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading There was no legend to indicate what the business of T. Britt might be.
left-handadjectiveUS /ˌleftˈhænd/
intended for the left hand
From this reading On the left-hand windows was painted in black letters, “Egypt Trust Company.”
legendnounUS /ˈledʒənd/
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
From this reading There was no legend to indicate what the business of T. Britt might be.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading On the left-hand windows was painted in black letters, “Egypt Trust Company.”
lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was no legend to indicate what the business of T. Britt might be.
MOREadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no legend to indicate what the business of T. Britt might be.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None was required.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
paintedadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪntɪd/
coated with paint
From this reading On the left-hand windows was painted in black letters, “Egypt Trust Company.”
requiredadjectiveUS /riˈkwaɪərd/
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading None was required.
right-handadjectiveUS /raɪtˈhænd/
located on or directed toward the right
From this reading On the right-hand windows was painted, “T. Britt.”
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
TnounUS /tiː/
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading On the right-hand windows was painted, “T. Britt.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no legend to indicate what the business of T. Britt might be.
TrustnounUS /trʌst/
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading On the left-hand windows was painted in black letters, “Egypt Trust Company.”
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There was no legend to indicate what the business of T. Britt might be.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading MORE COLLECTIONS There was a door in the middle of the facade of the low brick building; there were two windows on either side of the door.
