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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 It was also one after the heart of Bacon, “Spacious and fair, encompassed with a stately hedge.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was also one after the heart of Bacon, “Spacious and fair, encompassed with a stately hedge.”
also
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From this reading It was also one after the heart of Bacon, “Spacious and fair, encompassed with a stately hedge.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The garden, which lay to the left of the house, overlooked meadows, and was evidently as ancient as the Manor itself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The garden, which lay to the left of the house, overlooked meadows, and was evidently as ancient as the Manor itself.
Bacon
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From this reading It was also one after the heart of Bacon, “Spacious and fair, encompassed with a stately hedge.”
better
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From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
birds
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From this reading Wynyard liked the fresh smell of the earth, and growing things, the songs of birds--especially of the blackbird, with his leisurely fluting note.
blackbird
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From this reading Wynyard liked the fresh smell of the earth, and growing things, the songs of birds--especially of the blackbird, with his leisurely fluting note.
car
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From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
chauffeur
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From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
driving
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From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
earth
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From this reading Wynyard liked the fresh smell of the earth, and growing things, the songs of birds--especially of the blackbird, with his leisurely fluting note.
encompassed
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From this reading It was also one after the heart of Bacon, “Spacious and fair, encompassed with a stately hedge.”
especially
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From this reading Wynyard liked the fresh smell of the earth, and growing things, the songs of birds--especially of the blackbird, with his leisurely fluting note.
evidently
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From this reading The garden, which lay to the left of the house, overlooked meadows, and was evidently as ancient as the Manor itself.
fact
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From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was also one after the heart of Bacon, “Spacious and fair, encompassed with a stately hedge.”
fluting
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From this reading Wynyard liked the fresh smell of the earth, and growing things, the songs of birds--especially of the blackbird, with his leisurely fluting note.
fresh
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From this reading Wynyard liked the fresh smell of the earth, and growing things, the songs of birds--especially of the blackbird, with his leisurely fluting note.
garden
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From this reading The garden, which lay to the left of the house, overlooked meadows, and was evidently as ancient as the Manor itself.
grounds
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From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
growing
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From this reading Wynyard liked the fresh smell of the earth, and growing things, the songs of birds--especially of the blackbird, with his leisurely fluting note.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
heart
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From this reading It was also one after the heart of Bacon, “Spacious and fair, encompassed with a stately hedge.”
hedge
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From this reading It was also one after the heart of Bacon, “Spacious and fair, encompassed with a stately hedge.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
house
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From this reading The garden, which lay to the left of the house, overlooked meadows, and was evidently as ancient as the Manor itself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The garden, which lay to the left of the house, overlooked meadows, and was evidently as ancient as the Manor itself.
lay
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From this reading The garden, which lay to the left of the house, overlooked meadows, and was evidently as ancient as the Manor itself.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The garden, which lay to the left of the house, overlooked meadows, and was evidently as ancient as the Manor itself.
leisurely
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From this reading Wynyard liked the fresh smell of the earth, and growing things, the songs of birds--especially of the blackbird, with his leisurely fluting note.
LIEUTENANT
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From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
liked
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From this reading Wynyard liked the fresh smell of the earth, and growing things, the songs of birds--especially of the blackbird, with his leisurely fluting note.
loafing
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From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
Manor
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From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
meadows
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From this reading The garden, which lay to the left of the house, overlooked meadows, and was evidently as ancient as the Manor itself.
more
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From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
much
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From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
note
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From this reading Wynyard liked the fresh smell of the earth, and growing things, the songs of birds--especially of the blackbird, with his leisurely fluting note.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
overlooked
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From this reading The garden, which lay to the left of the house, overlooked meadows, and was evidently as ancient as the Manor itself.
pockets
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From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
rarely
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From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
smell
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From this reading Wynyard liked the fresh smell of the earth, and growing things, the songs of birds--especially of the blackbird, with his leisurely fluting note.
songs
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From this reading Wynyard liked the fresh smell of the earth, and growing things, the songs of birds--especially of the blackbird, with his leisurely fluting note.
Spacious
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From this reading It was also one after the heart of Bacon, “Spacious and fair, encompassed with a stately hedge.”
spent
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From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
stately
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From this reading It was also one after the heart of Bacon, “Spacious and fair, encompassed with a stately hedge.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
things
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From this reading Wynyard liked the fresh smell of the earth, and growing things, the songs of birds--especially of the blackbird, with his leisurely fluting note.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The garden, which lay to the left of the house, overlooked meadows, and was evidently as ancient as the Manor itself.
undeniable
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From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
unemployed
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From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
used
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From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
village
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From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The garden, which lay to the left of the house, overlooked meadows, and was evidently as ancient as the Manor itself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
WYNYARD
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From this reading LIEUTENANT WYNYARD It was an undeniable fact that the chauffeur spent much more time in the Manor grounds than driving the car.
yard
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From this reading The car was rarely used, and anything was better than loafing about the yard or the village with his hands in his pockets--one of the unemployed.
