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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 Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a time this cottage became my real home.
allowed
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From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
appears
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From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
became
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From this reading After a time this cottage became my real home.
break
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From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
certain
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From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
clusters
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
company
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From this reading We made no friends, we kept no company.
cottage
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From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
difference
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
embosomed
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From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
flowers
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From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
friends
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From this reading We made no friends, we kept no company.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
home
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From this reading After a time this cottage became my real home.
house
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From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
hundred
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From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
kept
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From this reading We made no friends, we kept no company.
liked
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From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
limitations
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From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
made
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From this reading We made no friends, we kept no company.
mansion
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
much
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From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After a time this cottage became my real home.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We made no friends, we kept no company.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
old-fashioned
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
outskirts
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
pretty
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From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
public
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
real
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From this reading After a time this cottage became my real home.
removed
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
respect
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
Rochester
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
rooms
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From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
Rosemullion
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
secluded
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
shrubs
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From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
six
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From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
stone
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
straggling
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
surrounded
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
There
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
thick
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time this cottage became my real home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
trees
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
unexpressed
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From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
very
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From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
view
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
walls
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From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was but little difference in this respect when we removed to Rosemullion, an old-fashioned, straggling mansion on the outskirts of Rochester, surrounded by stone walls, and secluded from public view by thick clusters of trees.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was allowed to do pretty much as I liked, within certain unexpressed limitations through which, it appears, I did not break.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
yards
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From this reading Within half a hundred yards of the great house was a cottage of six rooms, very pretty, embosomed in shrubs and flowers.
