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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 Manor House of Arlingham was a fine old mediæval house, picturesque both without and within.
air
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
all
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
antiquity
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
Arlingham
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From this reading The Manor House of Arlingham was a fine old mediæval house, picturesque both without and within.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Manor House of Arlingham was a fine old mediæval house, picturesque both without and within.
built
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
bygone
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
comfortable
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From this reading The rooms were low, rather dim and dark, irregular in shape, yet delightfully cosey and comfortable.
conversation
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From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
cosey
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From this reading The rooms were low, rather dim and dark, irregular in shape, yet delightfully cosey and comfortable.
dark
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From this reading The rooms were low, rather dim and dark, irregular in shape, yet delightfully cosey and comfortable.
days
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
delighted
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
delightfully
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From this reading The rooms were low, rather dim and dark, irregular in shape, yet delightfully cosey and comfortable.
dim
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From this reading The rooms were low, rather dim and dark, irregular in shape, yet delightfully cosey and comfortable.
Dr
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From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
earnest
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From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
expected
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Manor House of Arlingham was a fine old mediæval house, picturesque both without and within.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
HALL
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From this reading THE SQUIRE’S HALL.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
House
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From this reading The Manor House of Arlingham was a fine old mediæval house, picturesque both without and within.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
interior
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
irregular
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
just
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
library
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From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
Lighton
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From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
lovers
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
low
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From this reading The rooms were low, rather dim and dark, irregular in shape, yet delightfully cosey and comfortable.
Manor
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From this reading The Manor House of Arlingham was a fine old mediæval house, picturesque both without and within.
mediæval
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From this reading The Manor House of Arlingham was a fine old mediæval house, picturesque both without and within.
mullioned
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Manor House of Arlingham was a fine old mediæval house, picturesque both without and within.
old
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From this reading The Manor House of Arlingham was a fine old mediæval house, picturesque both without and within.
opposite
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From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
outline
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
papers
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From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
peaceful
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
picturesque
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From this reading The Manor House of Arlingham was a fine old mediæval house, picturesque both without and within.
presented
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
rather
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From this reading The rooms were low, rather dim and dark, irregular in shape, yet delightfully cosey and comfortable.
red
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
relics
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
rooms
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From this reading The rooms were low, rather dim and dark, irregular in shape, yet delightfully cosey and comfortable.
sandstone
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
sat
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From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
shape
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From this reading The rooms were low, rather dim and dark, irregular in shape, yet delightfully cosey and comfortable.
Squire
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From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
SQUIRE'S
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From this reading THE SQUIRE’S HALL.
surrounded
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From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SQUIRE’S HALL.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE Squire sat in his library, surrounded by his books and papers; and Dr. Lighton sat opposite to him in earnest conversation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Manor House of Arlingham was a fine old mediæval house, picturesque both without and within.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rooms were low, rather dim and dark, irregular in shape, yet delightfully cosey and comfortable.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
windows
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From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The Manor House of Arlingham was a fine old mediæval house, picturesque both without and within.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Manor House of Arlingham was a fine old mediæval house, picturesque both without and within.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was built of red sandstone, and its irregular outline, mullioned windows, and an air of peaceful antiquity, delighted all lovers of bygone days and their relics, whilst the interior of the old house was just what would be expected from the appearance it presented from without.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The rooms were low, rather dim and dark, irregular in shape, yet delightfully cosey and comfortable.
