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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 schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
architectural
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
away
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
barbarism
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
beautifully-written
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
blackboard
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
citizens
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
civilization
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
clean
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
Clearing
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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
community
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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.
considered
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
cost
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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
cupola
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
daily
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
day
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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
days
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
deep
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
diamond-shaped
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
dollars
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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
elegance
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
Elizabethan
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
far
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
few
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
fierce
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
fifteen
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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
gilt
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
Happily
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
incongruous
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
innocent
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
leaving
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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
less
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
lives
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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
marvel
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
monument
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
new
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
newer
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
observer
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
offered
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
old
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
ordinary
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
other
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
overhanging
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
Pine
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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
pines
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
porch
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
pretty
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
pride
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
record
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
resulted
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
roof
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
schoolmistress
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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
schoolroom
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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
shingles
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
shining
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
sincere
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
stain
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
structure
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
struggle
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
taking
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From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
texts
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
there
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
things
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From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
thousand
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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
two
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From this reading It had cost the community fifteen thousand dollars, and the lives of two of its citizens.
villa-like
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From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
walls
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The schoolmistress of Pine Clearing was taking a last look around her schoolroom before leaving it for the day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But it was the monument of a fierce struggle between a newer civilization and a barbarism of the old days, which had resulted in the clearing away of the pines--and a few other things as incongruous to the new life and far less innocent, though no less sincere.
white
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
wiped
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From this reading Happily there was no stain of this on the clean white walls, the beautifully-written gilt texts, or the shining blackboard that had offered no record which could not be daily wiped away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She might have done so with pride, for the schoolroom was considered a marvel of architectural elegance by the citizens, and even to the ordinary observer was a pretty, villa-like structure, with an open cupola and overhanging roof of diamond-shaped shingles and a deep Elizabethan porch.
