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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 house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
acre
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From this reading Behind the house was a garden, a quarter of an acre in extent.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
attic
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From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
bedroom
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From this reading The first room, opening on the street, served him as dining-room, the second was his bedroom, and the third his oratory.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the house was a garden, a quarter of an acre in extent.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The two women occupied the first floor; the Bishop was lodged below.
Bishop
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From this reading The two women occupied the first floor; the Bishop was lodged below.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was no exit possible from this oratory, except by passing through the bedroom, nor from the bedroom, without passing through the dining-room.
chambers
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From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
consisted
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From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
dining-room
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From this reading The first room, opening on the street, served him as dining-room, the second was his bedroom, and the third his oratory.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading There was no exit possible from this oratory, except by passing through the bedroom, nor from the bedroom, without passing through the dining-room.
exit
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From this reading There was no exit possible from this oratory, except by passing through the bedroom, nor from the bedroom, without passing through the dining-room.
extent
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From this reading Behind the house was a garden, a quarter of an acre in extent.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
floor
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From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no exit possible from this oratory, except by passing through the bedroom, nor from the bedroom, without passing through the dining-room.
garden
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From this reading Behind the house was a garden, a quarter of an acre in extent.
ground
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From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first room, opening on the street, served him as dining-room, the second was his bedroom, and the third his oratory.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The first room, opening on the street, served him as dining-room, the second was his bedroom, and the third his oratory.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
lived
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From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
lodged
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From this reading The two women occupied the first floor; the Bishop was lodged below.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no exit possible from this oratory, except by passing through the bedroom, nor from the bedroom, without passing through the dining-room.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was no exit possible from this oratory, except by passing through the bedroom, nor from the bedroom, without passing through the dining-room.
occupied
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From this reading The two women occupied the first floor; the Bishop was lodged below.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
opening
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From this reading The first room, opening on the street, served him as dining-room, the second was his bedroom, and the third his oratory.
oratory
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From this reading The first room, opening on the street, served him as dining-room, the second was his bedroom, and the third his oratory.
passing
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From this reading There was no exit possible from this oratory, except by passing through the bedroom, nor from the bedroom, without passing through the dining-room.
possible
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From this reading There was no exit possible from this oratory, except by passing through the bedroom, nor from the bedroom, without passing through the dining-room.
quarter
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From this reading Behind the house was a garden, a quarter of an acre in extent.
room
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From this reading The first room, opening on the street, served him as dining-room, the second was his bedroom, and the third his oratory.
rooms
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From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
said
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From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
second
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From this reading The first room, opening on the street, served him as dining-room, the second was his bedroom, and the third his oratory.
served
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From this reading The first room, opening on the street, served him as dining-room, the second was his bedroom, and the third his oratory.
story
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From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
street
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From this reading The first room, opening on the street, served him as dining-room, the second was his bedroom, and the third his oratory.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
There
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From this reading There was no exit possible from this oratory, except by passing through the bedroom, nor from the bedroom, without passing through the dining-room.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first room, opening on the street, served him as dining-room, the second was his bedroom, and the third his oratory.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was no exit possible from this oratory, except by passing through the bedroom, nor from the bedroom, without passing through the dining-room.
three
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From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was no exit possible from this oratory, except by passing through the bedroom, nor from the bedroom, without passing through the dining-room.
two
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From this reading The two women occupied the first floor; the Bishop was lodged below.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behind the house was a garden, a quarter of an acre in extent.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The house in which he lived consisted, as we have said, of a ground floor, and one story above; three rooms on the ground floor, three chambers on the first, and an attic above.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There was no exit possible from this oratory, except by passing through the bedroom, nor from the bedroom, without passing through the dining-room.
women
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From this reading The two women occupied the first floor; the Bishop was lodged below.
