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Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd

Chapter XXIX · Joseph and His Burden—buck’s Head

Joseph and His Burden—buck’s Head, section 1: A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end. Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy. In t
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A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.
Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.
In this gable was no window, chimney, ornament, or protuberance of any kind.
The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.
The situation of the door was peculiar.
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Far from the Madding Crowd

Chapter XXIX · Joseph and His Burden—buck’s Head

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.
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Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.
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In this gable was no window, chimney, ornament, or protuberance of any kind.
Line 4
The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.
Line 5
The situation of the door was peculiar.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.”

Beyond preposition US /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading “The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.”

Except preposition US /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading “A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.”

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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 A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.

any

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From this reading In this gable was no window, chimney, ornament, or protuberance of any kind.

appertaining

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From this reading The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.

bounded

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From this reading A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.

Casterbridge

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From this reading A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.

chimney

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From this reading In this gable was no window, chimney, ornament, or protuberance of any kind.

covered

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From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.

dark

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From this reading The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.

door

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From this reading The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.

end

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From this reading A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.

expanse

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From this reading The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.

feature

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From this reading The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.

front

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From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.

gable

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From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.

green

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From this reading The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.

high

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From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In this gable was no window, chimney, ornament, or protuberance of any kind.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.

ivy

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From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.

kind

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From this reading In this gable was no window, chimney, ornament, or protuberance of any kind.

leaves

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From this reading The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.

like

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From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.

mat

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From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading In this gable was no window, chimney, ornament, or protuberance of any kind.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In this gable was no window, chimney, ornament, or protuberance of any kind.

ornament

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From this reading In this gable was no window, chimney, ornament, or protuberance of any kind.

peculiar

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From this reading The situation of the door was peculiar.

portion

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From this reading A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.

prominent

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From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.

protuberance

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From this reading In this gable was no window, chimney, ornament, or protuberance of any kind.

single

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From this reading The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.

site

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From this reading A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.

situation

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From this reading The situation of the door was peculiar.

small

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From this reading The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In this gable was no window, chimney, ornament, or protuberance of any kind.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The single feature appertaining to it, beyond the expanse of dark green leaves, was a small door.

Union-house

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From this reading A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.

wall

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From this reading A wall bounded the site of Casterbridge Union-house, except along a portion of the end.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.

window

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From this reading In this gable was no window, chimney, ornament, or protuberance of any kind.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Here a high gable stood prominent, and it was covered like the front with a mat of ivy.