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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 garden is magnificent for so old a place.
acre
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
all
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
architect
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From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the farther end of the garden is a grotto with a seat in it; in the middle, a sun-dial; the paths are gravelled.
banner
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
bordered
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
borne
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
built
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From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
care
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
column
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
cordons
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
corresponding
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
court-yard
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
covers
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
days
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
detail
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From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
end
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From this reading At the farther end of the garden is a grotto with a seat in it; in the middle, a sun-dial; the paths are gravelled.
espaliered
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
eye
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From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
facade
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
family
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
farther
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From this reading At the farther end of the garden is a grotto with a seat in it; in the middle, a sun-dial; the paths are gravelled.
few
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The garden is magnificent for so old a place.
former
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
fruit-trees
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
garden
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From this reading The garden is magnificent for so old a place.
Gasselin
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
gravelled
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From this reading At the farther end of the garden is a grotto with a seat in it; in the middle, a sun-dial; the paths are gravelled.
grooming
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
grotto
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From this reading At the farther end of the garden is a grotto with a seat in it; in the middle, a sun-dial; the paths are gravelled.
ground
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
harmony
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From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
horses
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
intervals
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
iron
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The garden is magnificent for so old a place.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
magnificent
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From this reading The garden is magnificent for so old a place.
man-of-all-work
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
mansion
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From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
middle
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From this reading At the farther end of the garden is a grotto with a seat in it; in the middle, a sun-dial; the paths are gravelled.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
named
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
old
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From this reading The garden is magnificent for so old a place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
paths
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From this reading At the farther end of the garden is a grotto with a seat in it; in the middle, a sun-dial; the paths are gravelled.
place
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From this reading The garden is magnificent for so old a place.
plants
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
practised
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From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
proves
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From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
rises
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
roof
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
sculpture
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From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
seat
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From this reading At the farther end of the garden is a grotto with a seat in it; in the middle, a sun-dial; the paths are gravelled.
seen
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
side
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
slender
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The garden is magnificent for so old a place.
socket
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
space
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
spiral
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
squares
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
straggling
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
summit
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
sun-dial
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From this reading At the farther end of the garden is a grotto with a seat in it; in the middle, a sun-dial; the paths are gravelled.
takes
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The garden is magnificent for so old a place.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
towers
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
vegetables
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
Venetian
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From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
vestiges
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From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
walls
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From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This detail, in harmony with the vestiges of sculpture, proves to a practised eye that the mansion was built by a Venetian architect.
weak
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From this reading The facade on the garden side has no towers corresponding to those on the court-yard; but a slender spiral column rises from the ground to the roof, which must in former days have borne the banner of the family, for at its summit may still be seen an iron socket, from which a few weak plants are straggling.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It covers half an acre of ground, its walls are all espaliered, and the space within is divided into squares for vegetables, bordered with cordons of fruit-trees, which the man-of-all-work, named Gasselin, takes care of in the intervals of grooming the horses.
