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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 house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
altogether
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From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
area
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
brick
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
built
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From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
calm
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From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
ceiling
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From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
comfort
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From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
delight
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From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
door
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
experiences
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From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
extended
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From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
facing
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
flight
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
garden
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From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
grass
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
high
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From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
Highcombe
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From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
home
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From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
house
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From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
idea
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From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
immediately
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
interval
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
later
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From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
less
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From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
lines
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
meant
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From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
new
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From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
objection
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From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
one's
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From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
panelled
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From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
people
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From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
period
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From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
place
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From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
plot
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
red
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
return
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From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
rooms
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From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
settling
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From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
size
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From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
small
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
some
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From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
steps
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
straight
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
street
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
stretch
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From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
surroundings
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From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
tall
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
there
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
times
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From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
twinkling
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
up
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
usual
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From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
very
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From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
wall
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From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
warmth
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From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
Warrenders
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From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
way
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From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
well
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From this reading The house at Highcombe was altogether new to their experiences, and meant a life in every way different, as well as different surroundings.
well-known
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From this reading The return of the Warrenders to their home was not the usual calm delight of settling again into one's well-known place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The garden extended to the right with a long stretch of high wall, but the house had been built at a period when people had less objection to a street than in later times.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
windows
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From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a tall red brick house, with a flight of steps up to the door, and lines of small, straight, twinkling windows facing immediately into the street, between which and the house there was no interval even of a grass plot or area.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The rooms within were of a good size but not very high; some of them were panelled to the ceiling with an old-fashioned idea of comfort and warmth.
