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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 Markland was a much more important place than the Warren.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
all
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
almost
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
architecture
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
bare
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From this reading The house itself was thus left bare to all the winds.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
boys
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
building
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
chief
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From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
county
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From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
cut
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
dear
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
effect
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
eminence
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
English
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
fact
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
family
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From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
few
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
full
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
generations
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From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
heights
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
held
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From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
historical
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
house
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From this reading The house itself was thus left bare to all the winds.
houses
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
important
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From this reading Markland was a much more important place than the Warren.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
indications
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
irregularity
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
large
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house itself was thus left bare to all the winds.
less
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
like
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
lost
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
many
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From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
Markland
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From this reading Markland was a much more important place than the Warren.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
monument
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
more
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From this reading Markland was a much more important place than the Warren.
much
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From this reading Markland was a much more important place than the Warren.
noble
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
only
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
outgrown
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
past
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
place
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From this reading Markland was a much more important place than the Warren.
places
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From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
position
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From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
pretensions
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
record
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From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
seedling
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
similar
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
straggling
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Markland was a much more important place than the Warren.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Markland was a much more important place than the Warren.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
thus
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From this reading The house itself was thus left bare to all the winds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
trees
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
unsheltered
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
usual
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
wantonly
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
Warren
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From this reading Markland was a much more important place than the Warren.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Markland was a much more important place than the Warren.
wastefully
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
weedy
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was one of the chief places in the county in which the family had for many generations held so great a position.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
winds
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From this reading The house itself was thus left bare to all the winds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a large building, with all that irregularity of architecture which is dear to the English mind,--a record of the generations which had passed through it and added to it, in itself a noble historical monument, full of indications of the past.
wood
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From this reading But it lost much of its effect upon the mind from the fact that it was in much less good order than is usual with houses of similar pretensions; and above all because the wood around it had been wantonly and wastefully cut, and it stood almost unsheltered upon its little eminence, with only a few seedling trees, weedy and long, like boys who had outgrown their strength, straggling about the heights.
