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Chapter XXVI
GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford. It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park. A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair. A gloomy and forbidding place enough. The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
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From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
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From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
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From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
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From this reading A gloomy and forbidding place enough.
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From this reading A gloomy and forbidding place enough.
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From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
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From this reading A gloomy and forbidding place enough.
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From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
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From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
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From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
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From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
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From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
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From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
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From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
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From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
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From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
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From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
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From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
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From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
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From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
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From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
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From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
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From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
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From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
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From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
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From this reading A gloomy and forbidding place enough.
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From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
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From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
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From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
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From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
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From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The very atmosphere which invested this mass of decaying stonework seemed to invite ghosts to walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It lay in a secluded spot, but the road to London ran past the high walls of its park.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GREENFIELD MANOR was a very old house about ten miles out of Oxford.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A heavy growth of trees surrounded the house itself, which was in a state of neglect and disrepair.
