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17
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
building
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
call
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From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
Clif
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From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
CONFIDES
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From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
continuing
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From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
court
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
curving
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From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
decidedly
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From this reading Now, at half-past four, it was decidedly gloomy, and Clif would have turned on the light had not Tom protested.
drive
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From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
East
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
formed
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
four
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From this reading Now, at half-past four, it was decidedly gloomy, and Clif would have turned on the light had not Tom protested.
gloomy
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From this reading Now, at half-past four, it was decidedly gloomy, and Clif would have turned on the light had not Tom protested.
go
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From this reading “Let’s go up to your room,” he said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now, at half-past four, it was decidedly gloomy, and Clif would have turned on the light had not Tom protested.
half-past
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From this reading Now, at half-past four, it was decidedly gloomy, and Clif would have turned on the light had not Tom protested.
Hall
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From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, at half-past four, it was decidedly gloomy, and Clif would have turned on the light had not Tom protested.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let’s go up to your room,” he said.
head
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From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now, at half-past four, it was decidedly gloomy, and Clif would have turned on the light had not Tom protested.
known
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
Let's
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From this reading “Let’s go up to your room,” he said.
light
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From this reading Now, at half-past four, it was decidedly gloomy, and Clif would have turned on the light had not Tom protested.
lighted
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
Loring
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From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
midday
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
Middle
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
Nearing
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From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, at half-past four, it was decidedly gloomy, and Clif would have turned on the light had not Tom protested.
Now
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From this reading Now, at half-past four, it was decidedly gloomy, and Clif would have turned on the light had not Tom protested.
Number
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
old
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
out
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
paying
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From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
protested
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From this reading Now, at half-past four, it was decidedly gloomy, and Clif would have turned on the light had not Tom protested.
room
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From this reading “Let’s go up to your room,” he said.
rows
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From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
said
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From this reading “Let’s go up to your room,” he said.
shook
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From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
silent
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From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
suggested
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From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Let’s go up to your room,” he said.
TOM
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From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
too
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
trees
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From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
turned
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From this reading Now, at half-past four, it was decidedly gloomy, and Clif would have turned on the light had not Tom protested.
two
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
unusually
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From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
up
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From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
walked
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From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
well
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
West
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From this reading Nearing West Hall, Clif suggested continuing on and paying a call on Loring, but Tom shook his head.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading TOM CONFIDES After that, while they walked up the curving drive, between rows of leafless trees, Tom was unusually silent.
wings
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From this reading Number 17 looked out on the court formed by the old building, known as Middle Hall, and the two wings, East and West, and even at midday was none too well lighted.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now, at half-past four, it was decidedly gloomy, and Clif would have turned on the light had not Tom protested.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Let’s go up to your room,” he said.
