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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 After a week's inquiry, Hilliard discovered the lodging that would suit his purpose.
abode
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a week's inquiry, Hilliard discovered the lodging that would suit his purpose.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
bear
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
bed-room
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
blind
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
Camp
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
condition
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From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
corn-dealer's
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
delectable
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
discovered
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From this reading After a week's inquiry, Hilliard discovered the lodging that would suit his purpose.
doing
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From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
Eve
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
few
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From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
five-pound
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From this reading Less than a five-pound note had paid for the whole furnishing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Less than a five-pound note had paid for the whole furnishing.
four
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From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
furnishing
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From this reading Less than a five-pound note had paid for the whole furnishing.
ground-floor
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
habitable
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From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Less than a five-pound note had paid for the whole furnishing.
happily
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
Hill
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
Hilliard
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From this reading After a week's inquiry, Hilliard discovered the lodging that would suit his purpose.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After a week's inquiry, Hilliard discovered the lodging that would suit his purpose.
house
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
inquiry
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From this reading After a week's inquiry, Hilliard discovered the lodging that would suit his purpose.
inspection
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
Less
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From this reading Less than a five-pound note had paid for the whole furnishing.
lodging
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From this reading After a week's inquiry, Hilliard discovered the lodging that would suit his purpose.
low
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From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
necessary
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From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
note
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From this reading Less than a five-pound note had paid for the whole furnishing.
occupied
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
only
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
optician
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
paid
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
papering
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From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
purpose
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From this reading After a week's inquiry, Hilliard discovered the lodging that would suit his purpose.
rent
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From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
repairs
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From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
rooms
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
saw
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
secured
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From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
shillings
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From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
shop
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
sitting-room
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
small
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
story
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
suit
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From this reading After a week's inquiry, Hilliard discovered the lodging that would suit his purpose.
Sunday
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
surmise
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
tenanted
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Less than a five-pound note had paid for the whole furnishing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After a week's inquiry, Hilliard discovered the lodging that would suit his purpose.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a week's inquiry, Hilliard discovered the lodging that would suit his purpose.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
top
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
two
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
visit
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From this reading Eve paid her first visit to this delectable abode on a Sunday afternoon; she saw only the sitting-room, which would bear inspection; the appearance of the bed-room was happily left to her surmise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
week
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From this reading On condition of papering the rooms and doing a few repairs necessary to make them habitable, he secured them at the low rent of four shillings a week.
week's
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From this reading After a week's inquiry, Hilliard discovered the lodging that would suit his purpose.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
whole
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From this reading Less than a five-pound note had paid for the whole furnishing.
wife
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
working
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From this reading It was Camp Hill; two small rooms at the top of a house, the ground-floor of which was occupied as a corn-dealer's shop, and the story above that tenanted by a working optician with a blind wife.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After a week's inquiry, Hilliard discovered the lodging that would suit his purpose.
