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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 front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
admired
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From this reading It is an old house, but not of the kind which is now so generally appreciated and admired.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The house of Penton is one of the greatest in the county of which it is an ornament.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is an old house, but not of the kind which is now so generally appreciated and admired.
Anne
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From this reading It is not Elizabethan nor Jacobean, nor of the reign of Queen Anne.
appreciated
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From this reading It is an old house, but not of the kind which is now so generally appreciated and admired.
balustrades
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
building
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is an old house, but not of the kind which is now so generally appreciated and admired.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
cluster
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
county
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From this reading The house of Penton is one of the greatest in the county of which it is an ornament.
Elizabethan
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From this reading It is not Elizabethan nor Jacobean, nor of the reign of Queen Anne.
FAMILIES
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From this reading THE TWO FAMILIES.
flat
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
forms
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
front
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
frontage
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
generally
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From this reading It is an old house, but not of the kind which is now so generally appreciated and admired.
greatest
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From this reading The house of Penton is one of the greatest in the county of which it is an ornament.
Grecian
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
heavy
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
higher
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
house
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From this reading The house of Penton is one of the greatest in the county of which it is an ornament.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house of Penton is one of the greatest in the county of which it is an ornament.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house of Penton is one of the greatest in the county of which it is an ornament.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The house of Penton is one of the greatest in the county of which it is an ornament.
Jacobean
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From this reading It is not Elizabethan nor Jacobean, nor of the reign of Queen Anne.
kind
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From this reading It is an old house, but not of the kind which is now so generally appreciated and admired.
level
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
like
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
lofty
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It is not Elizabethan nor Jacobean, nor of the reign of Queen Anne.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is an old house, but not of the kind which is now so generally appreciated and admired.
now
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From this reading It is an old house, but not of the kind which is now so generally appreciated and admired.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house of Penton is one of the greatest in the county of which it is an ornament.
old
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From this reading It is an old house, but not of the kind which is now so generally appreciated and admired.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The house of Penton is one of the greatest in the county of which it is an ornament.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
ornament
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From this reading The house of Penton is one of the greatest in the county of which it is an ornament.
Palladian
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
Penton
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From this reading The house of Penton is one of the greatest in the county of which it is an ornament.
plasternounUS /ˈplæstər/
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
Queen
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From this reading It is not Elizabethan nor Jacobean, nor of the reign of Queen Anne.
rather
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
reign
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From this reading It is not Elizabethan nor Jacobean, nor of the reign of Queen Anne.
screen
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
single
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is an old house, but not of the kind which is now so generally appreciated and admired.
stone
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
stony
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
story
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
stretches
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
supplemented
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
surmounting
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
terrace
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From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO FAMILIES.
TWO
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From this reading THE TWO FAMILIES.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The house of Penton is one of the greatest in the county of which it is an ornament.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The front is Grecian, or rather Palladian, in heavy stone supplemented by plaster, with the balustrades of a stony terrace surmounting the level frontage of the single story, lofty, yet flat, which stretches like a screen across the higher cluster of building which forms the body of the house.
