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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 The Judge's house was the only "up-stair" house, as the natives call a house of two storeys.
adorned
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
all
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From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
also
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
ample
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From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
appropriated
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Judge's house was the only "up-stair" house, as the natives call a house of two storeys.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
buildings
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From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
bungalow
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
bungalows
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From this reading They were mostly thatched bungalows with deep verandahs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
call
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From this reading The Judge's house was the only "up-stair" house, as the natives call a house of two storeys.
close
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From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
cocoanut
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From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
Collector
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
colourless
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
compound
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From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
creepers
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
deep
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From this reading They were mostly thatched bungalows with deep verandahs.
down
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From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
elected
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
English
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From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
entrance
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
fairly
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From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
flat-roofed
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
further
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From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
Georgian
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From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
given
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
Goldrings
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
Government
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From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
grey
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
group
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From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
grove
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From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
house
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From this reading The Judge's house was the only "up-stair" house, as the natives call a house of two storeys.
houses
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From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
Judge's
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From this reading The Judge's house was the only "up-stair" house, as the natives call a house of two storeys.
largest
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
like
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
live
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
mostly
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From this reading They were mostly thatched bungalows with deep verandahs.
Mr
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
Mrs
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
natives
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From this reading The Judge's house was the only "up-stair" house, as the natives call a house of two storeys.
neighbourhood
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From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
office
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From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
official
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From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
only
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From this reading The Judge's house was the only "up-stair" house, as the natives call a house of two storeys.
own
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From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
palms
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From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
period
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From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
pillared
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
Puranapore
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From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
residents
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From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
road
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From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
Samptor's
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
small
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
solitary
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
station
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
stone
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From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Government office stood a little further down the road, a group of grey stone buildings of the Georgian period, surrounded by a grove of cocoanut palms.
storeys
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From this reading The Judge's house was the only "up-stair" house, as the natives call a house of two storeys.
surrounded
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From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
thatched
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From this reading They were mostly thatched bungalows with deep verandahs.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were mostly thatched bungalows with deep verandahs.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
two
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From this reading The Judge's house was the only "up-stair" house, as the natives call a house of two storeys.
unrelieved
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
up-stair
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From this reading The Judge's house was the only "up-stair" house, as the natives call a house of two storeys.
usually
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
verandah
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
verandahs
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From this reading They were mostly thatched bungalows with deep verandahs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The houses of the English official residents in Puranapore were all in fairly close neighbourhood, though each was surrounded by its own ample compound.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were mostly thatched bungalows with deep verandahs.
Worsley
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From this reading It was also the largest in the station, being usually appropriated by the Collector; but Mr. Worsley, being solitary, had given it to the Goldrings, and elected to live in a small flat-roofed bungalow, grey and colourless, with a pillared verandah unrelieved by creepers like those which adorned Mrs. Samptor's entrance.
