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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 A SUCCESSFUL BURGLARY.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The front parlor is enlarged and the front of the house ornamented by a bay window extending some three feet beyond the line of the house.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
Avenue
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
basement
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
bay
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From this reading The front parlor is enlarged and the front of the house ornamented by a bay window extending some three feet beyond the line of the house.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The front parlor is enlarged and the front of the house ornamented by a bay window extending some three feet beyond the line of the house.
BURGLARY
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From this reading A SUCCESSFUL BURGLARY.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
conspicuous
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
construction
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
differs
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
dining-room
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From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
door
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From this reading Entrance to the house is secured through a door reached by one or two steps from the pavement.
east
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
English
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
enlarged
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From this reading The front parlor is enlarged and the front of the house ornamented by a bay window extending some three feet beyond the line of the house.
Entrance
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From this reading Entrance to the house is secured through a door reached by one or two steps from the pavement.
extending
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From this reading The front parlor is enlarged and the front of the house ornamented by a bay window extending some three feet beyond the line of the house.
feet
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From this reading The front parlor is enlarged and the front of the house ornamented by a bay window extending some three feet beyond the line of the house.
Fifth
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
flight
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From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
floor
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From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Entrance to the house is secured through a door reached by one or two steps from the pavement.
front
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From this reading The front parlor is enlarged and the front of the house ornamented by a bay window extending some three feet beyond the line of the house.
hall
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From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
house
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
known
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
level
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From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
line
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From this reading The front parlor is enlarged and the front of the house ornamented by a bay window extending some three feet beyond the line of the house.
lower
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From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
nearly
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From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
neighbors
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Entrance to the house is secured through a door reached by one or two steps from the pavement.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Entrance to the house is secured through a door reached by one or two steps from the pavement.
ornamented
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From this reading The front parlor is enlarged and the front of the house ornamented by a bay window extending some three feet beyond the line of the house.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading The front parlor is enlarged and the front of the house ornamented by a bay window extending some three feet beyond the line of the house.
parlors
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From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
pavement
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From this reading Entrance to the house is secured through a door reached by one or two steps from the pavement.
reached
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From this reading Entrance to the house is secured through a door reached by one or two steps from the pavement.
second
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From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
secured
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From this reading Entrance to the house is secured through a door reached by one or two steps from the pavement.
some
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From this reading The front parlor is enlarged and the front of the house ornamented by a bay window extending some three feet beyond the line of the house.
stairs
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From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
steps
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From this reading Entrance to the house is secured through a door reached by one or two steps from the pavement.
Street
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
style
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
SUCCESSFUL
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From this reading A SUCCESSFUL BURGLARY.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
there
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
Thirty-fifth
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
three
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From this reading The front parlor is enlarged and the front of the house ornamented by a bay window extending some three feet beyond the line of the house.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Entrance to the house is secured through a door reached by one or two steps from the pavement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entrance to the house is secured through a door reached by one or two steps from the pavement.
two
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From this reading Entrance to the house is secured through a door reached by one or two steps from the pavement.
variety
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From this reading In Thirty-fifth Street, east of Fifth Avenue, there is a house conspicuous among its neighbors in that it differs in construction by being of the variety known as the English basement style.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
window
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From this reading The front parlor is enlarged and the front of the house ornamented by a bay window extending some three feet beyond the line of the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dining-room of the house is nearly on a level with the street, while the parlors are on the second floor, reached from the lower hall by a flight of stairs.
