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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 was just a wooden box with a veneer of rough-cast and a corrugated iron lid.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
afforded
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From this reading It afforded a fine prospect of Witching Hill Road, from the level crossing by the station to the second lamp-post round the curve.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
Anne
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From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
box
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From this reading It was just a wooden box with a veneer of rough-cast and a corrugated iron lid.
bricks
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
brooding
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It afforded a fine prospect of Witching Hill Road, from the level crossing by the station to the second lamp-post round the curve.
calculated
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
called
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
chief
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
compatible
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
complaints
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
consisted
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
corrugated
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From this reading It was just a wooden box with a veneer of rough-cast and a corrugated iron lid.
counter
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
crossing
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From this reading It afforded a fine prospect of Witching Hill Road, from the level crossing by the station to the second lamp-post round the curve.
crude
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
curve
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From this reading It afforded a fine prospect of Witching Hill Road, from the level crossing by the station to the second lamp-post round the curve.
distract
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
duties
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
empty
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
established
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
Estate
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From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
eye
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It afforded a fine prospect of Witching Hill Road, from the level crossing by the station to the second lamp-post round the curve.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
Framed
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It afforded a fine prospect of Witching Hill Road, from the level crossing by the station to the second lamp-post round the curve.
glazed
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
grass-plots
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
hearing
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
Hill
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From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
houses
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From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
Inside
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
inspire
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
iron
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From this reading It was just a wooden box with a veneer of rough-cast and a corrugated iron lid.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
just
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From this reading It was just a wooden box with a veneer of rough-cast and a corrugated iron lid.
keeping
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
lamp-post
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From this reading It afforded a fine prospect of Witching Hill Road, from the level crossing by the station to the second lamp-post round the curve.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
level
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From this reading It afforded a fine prospect of Witching Hill Road, from the level crossing by the station to the second lamp-post round the curve.
lid
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From this reading It was just a wooden box with a veneer of rough-cast and a corrugated iron lid.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
making
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
man
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
new
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From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
Office
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From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
one's
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
opposite
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
orders
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
out
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
painters
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
paperhangers
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
picture
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
plate-glass
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
prospect
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From this reading It afforded a fine prospect of Witching Hill Road, from the level crossing by the station to the second lamp-post round the curve.
put
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
Queen
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From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
raw
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
red
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
Road
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From this reading It afforded a fine prospect of Witching Hill Road, from the level crossing by the station to the second lamp-post round the curve.
rough-cast
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From this reading It was just a wooden box with a veneer of rough-cast and a corrugated iron lid.
round
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From this reading It afforded a fine prospect of Witching Hill Road, from the level crossing by the station to the second lamp-post round the curve.
second
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From this reading It afforded a fine prospect of Witching Hill Road, from the level crossing by the station to the second lamp-post round the curve.
spot
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
station
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From this reading It afforded a fine prospect of Witching Hill Road, from the level crossing by the station to the second lamp-post round the curve.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
structure
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
tenants
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
there
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
three
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
tiles
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
together
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
varnish
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
vast
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
veneer
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From this reading It was just a wooden box with a veneer of rough-cast and a corrugated iron lid.
very
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
view
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
walls
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
window
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
Witching
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From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was just a wooden box with a veneer of rough-cast and a corrugated iron lid.
wooden
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From this reading It was just a wooden box with a veneer of rough-cast and a corrugated iron lid.
worth
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From this reading Inside there was a vast of varnish on three of the walls; but the one opposite my counter consisted of plate-glass worth the rest of the structure put together.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The Witching Hill Estate Office was as new as the Queen Anne houses it had to let, and about as worthy of its name.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
young
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From this reading Framed and glazed in the great window, this was not a picture calculated to inspire a very young man; and yet there was little to distract a brooding eye from its raw grass-plots and crude red bricks and tiles; for one's chief duties were making out orders to view the still empty houses, hearing the complaints of established tenants, and keeping such an eye on painters and paperhangers as was compatible with "being on the spot if anybody called."
