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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 "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
acorn
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From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
all
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
any
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From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
arm
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From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
arms
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
base
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
beasts
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
beautified
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
beautiful
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
blue-painted
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From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
board
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From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
built
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
cast
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
Cheapside
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
chronically
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
consisted
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
cross
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
defacement
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
described
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
doors
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
dwelling-houses
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
east
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
elsewhere
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
end
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
England
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
especially
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
Etheridge
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
Etheridge's
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
facing
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
few
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
four
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
fourteen
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
frame
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
gilt
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
goldsmith
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
Goldsmith's
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
Goldsmiths
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
high
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
Hogsdon
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
house
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
houses
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
hung
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From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
images
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
iron
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From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
lead
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
less
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
likeness
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
London
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
Master
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
MILLICENT
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From this reading MISTRESS MILLICENT.
MISTRESS
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From this reading MISTRESS MILLICENT.
monstrous
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
more
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
most
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
nayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
near
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
neighbouring
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From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
opposite
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
out
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From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
painted
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
pretty
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
richly
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
riding
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
Row
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
shops
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
square
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From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
state
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
stories
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
Stow
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
street
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
tall
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From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
ten
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
Thomas
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
thrusting
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From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
Tis
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
uniformly
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
very
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
Virgin
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
walls
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
wench
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
western
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From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Master Etheridge's house, thrusting out an iron arm from which hung a blue-painted square board with a great gilt acorn, was quite as tall and "fair" as any of the ten in the neighbouring "frame."
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
Wise-woman
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From this reading "'Tis a pretty wench, a very pretty wench,--nay, a very, very, very pretty wench."--_The Wise-woman of Hogsdon._ The house of Thomas Etheridge, goldsmith, was near facing the great gilt cross in Cheapside, the images around whose base--especially that of the Virgin--were chronically in a state of more or less defacement.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A few doors east of Master Etheridge's, and directly opposite the cross, was the western end of Goldsmith's Row, described by Stow as "the most beautiful frame of fair houses and shops that be within the walls of London, or elsewhere in England."
woodmen
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From this reading It consisted of "ten fair dwelling-houses and fourteen shops, all in one frame, uniformly built four stories high, beautified toward the street with the Goldsmiths' arms and the likeness of woodmen, ... riding on monstrous beasts, all ... cast in lead, richly painted over and gilt."
