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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 weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
Aladdin's
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
all
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
associations
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The changes which Mr. Darcy had prophesied were going on at Redmon.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the middle of May, the transformation had begun.
begun
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From this reading Before the middle of May, the transformation had begun.
bricks
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
bright
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
changes
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From this reading The changes which Mr. Darcy had prophesied were going on at Redmon.
clear
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
Darcy
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From this reading The changes which Mr. Darcy had prophesied were going on at Redmon.
deficiencies
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
dismal
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
drawn
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
ENCHANTRESS
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From this reading THE SPELL OF THE ENCHANTRESS.
eye
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
going
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From this reading The changes which Mr. Darcy had prophesied were going on at Redmon.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
ground
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The changes which Mr. Darcy had prophesied were going on at Redmon.
haunted
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
head
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
heap
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
Henderson
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
house
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
lay
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
many
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Before the middle of May, the transformation had begun.
middle
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From this reading Before the middle of May, the transformation had begun.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
mortar
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
Mr
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From this reading The changes which Mr. Darcy had prophesied were going on at Redmon.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPELL OF THE ENCHANTRESS.
old
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The changes which Mr. Darcy had prophesied were going on at Redmon.
only
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
out
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
palace
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
plans
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
prophesied
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From this reading The changes which Mr. Darcy had prophesied were going on at Redmon.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
red-brick
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
Redmon
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From this reading The changes which Mr. Darcy had prophesied were going on at Redmon.
shortcomings
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
SPELL
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From this reading THE SPELL OF THE ENCHANTRESS.
superintended
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
surpassed
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPELL OF THE ENCHANTRESS.
transformation
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From this reading Before the middle of May, the transformation had begun.
up
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
villa
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
weird
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From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The changes which Mr. Darcy had prophesied were going on at Redmon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The changes which Mr. Darcy had prophesied were going on at Redmon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The weird old red-brick house, haunted by so many dismal associations, lay on the ground a great heap of broken bricks and mortar, and the villa was going up with a rapidity only surpassed by Aladdin's palace.
works
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From this reading Miss Henderson had drawn out the plans herself, and superintended the works, with a clear head and a bright eye for all shortcomings and deficiencies.
