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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 old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
blaze
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even Gretz is changed.
buttressed
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
changed
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From this reading But even Gretz is changed.
company
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
dust
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even Gretz is changed.
evening
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
fabric
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
fading
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
fell
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
fire
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
follow
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For remembrance of the old house’ sake,” as Pepys once quaintly put it, let me tell one story.
former
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
gathered
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
Gretz
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From this reading But even Gretz is changed.
guests
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
hearth
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
house
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From this reading “For remembrance of the old house’ sake,” as Pepys once quaintly put it, let me tell one story.
image
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
indeed
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
inhabitants
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
inn
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But even Gretz is changed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
kitchen
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
law
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “For remembrance of the old house’ sake,” as Pepys once quaintly put it, let me tell one story.
lineament
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
material
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “For remembrance of the old house’ sake,” as Pepys once quaintly put it, let me tell one story.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
men
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
mere
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
now
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
old
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
once
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From this reading “For remembrance of the old house’ sake,” as Pepys once quaintly put it, let me tell one story.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “For remembrance of the old house’ sake,” as Pepys once quaintly put it, let me tell one story.
Pepys
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From this reading “For remembrance of the old house’ sake,” as Pepys once quaintly put it, let me tell one story.
pillar
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
place
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
put
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From this reading “For remembrance of the old house’ sake,” as Pepys once quaintly put it, let me tell one story.
quaintly
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From this reading “For remembrance of the old house’ sake,” as Pepys once quaintly put it, let me tell one story.
rainy
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
recall
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
remembrance
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From this reading “For remembrance of the old house’ sake,” as Pepys once quaintly put it, let me tell one story.
round
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
sake
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From this reading “For remembrance of the old house’ sake,” as Pepys once quaintly put it, let me tell one story.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
shored
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
soon
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
stair
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
story
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From this reading “For remembrance of the old house’ sake,” as Pepys once quaintly put it, let me tell one story.
suffer
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For remembrance of the old house’ sake,” as Pepys once quaintly put it, let me tell one story.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
trussed
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
turn
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
twig
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
vanish
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
very
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
weight
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
wide
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
wooden
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From this reading They, indeed, recall the ancient wooden stair; they recall the rainy evening, the wide hearth, the blaze of the twig fire, and the company that gathered round the pillar in the kitchen.
world
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From this reading But the material fabric is now dust; soon, with the last of its inhabitants, its very memory shall follow; and they, in their turn, shall suffer the same law, and, both in name and lineament, vanish from the world of men.
years
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From this reading The old inn, long shored and trussed and buttressed, fell at length under the mere weight of years, and the place as it was is but a fading image in the memory of former guests.
