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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 old house of Mount was a commodious but ugly house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
antiquity
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From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
any
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From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not even so old as it ought to have been.
avenue
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
back
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From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was not even so old as it ought to have been.
best
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
bit
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The old house of Mount was a commodious but ugly house.
chief
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
commodious
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From this reading The old house of Mount was a commodious but ugly house.
corner
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From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
detached
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
entrance
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not even so old as it ought to have been.
FAMILY
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From this reading THE REST OF THE FAMILY.
favour
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
forming
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was not even so old as it ought to have been.
house
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From this reading The old house of Mount was a commodious but ugly house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
indicate
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not even so old as it ought to have been.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
larger
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
lime
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
lovely
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
mansion
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
Mount
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From this reading The old house of Mount was a commodious but ugly house.
much
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not even so old as it ought to have been.
now
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REST OF THE FAMILY.
old
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From this reading The old house of Mount was a commodious but ugly house.
once
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
Only
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From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It was not even so old as it ought to have been.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
picturesque
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From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
place
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
remains
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From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
RESTnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE REST OF THE FAMILY.
shade
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
show
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From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not even so old as it ought to have been.
summer
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
supposed
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
tender
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REST OF THE FAMILY.
there
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From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not even so old as it ought to have been.
traditions
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
trees
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
two
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
ugly
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From this reading The old house of Mount was a commodious but ugly house.
very
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
walls
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From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old house of Mount was a commodious but ugly house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only in one corner were there any picturesque remains of antiquity, and that was in the back of the house, and did not show.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The only thing in its favour was that it had once been a much larger place than it was now, and a detached bit of lime avenue--very fine trees, forming in the summer two lovely walls of tender shade--was supposed in the traditions of the place to indicate where once the chief entrance and the best part of the mansion had been.
