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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 Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
age
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You asked me just now why it was called the Temple.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
beautiful
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
Bench
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From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
Betty
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
big
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
bricks
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
called
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From this reading You asked me just now why it was called the Temple.
church
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From this reading Did you notice the church we’ve just passed—a curious _round_-shaped church?
corridors
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From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
courts
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
covered
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From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
curious
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From this reading Did you notice the church we’ve just passed—a curious _round_-shaped church?
dark
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you notice the church we’ve just passed—a curious _round_-shaped church?
down
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
Embankment
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
enclosing
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
Fleet
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From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
gardens
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From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
gazing
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
Godmother
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From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
green
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
hand
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From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
houses
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
I'll
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From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You asked me just now why it was called the Temple.
just
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From this reading You asked me just now why it was called the Temple.
King's
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From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
lawns
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You asked me just now why it was called the Temple.
notice
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From this reading Did you notice the church we’ve just passed—a curious _round_-shaped church?
now
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
numberless
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
other
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From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you notice the church we’ve just passed—a curious _round_-shaped church?
past
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
place
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From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
quiet
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
red
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
river
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
round
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From this reading Did you notice the church we’ve just passed—a curious _round_-shaped church?
row
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
said
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From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
saw
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From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
shaped
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From this reading Did you notice the church we’ve just passed—a curious _round_-shaped church?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
shining
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
sit
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From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
sloped
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
space
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From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
straight-fronted
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
Street
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From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
Temple
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From this reading You asked me just now why it was called the Temple.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She saw that the courts and corridors and gardens, covered a great space between Fleet Street on one hand and the river on the other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
trees
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From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
Walk
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From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
we've
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From this reading Did you notice the church we’ve just passed—a curious _round_-shaped church?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
why
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From this reading You asked me just now why it was called the Temple.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Betty was gazing at the straight-fronted houses enclosing numberless quiet courts,—houses whose bricks were now dark red with age, and from them she looked past a row of big, beautiful trees to where green lawns sloped down to the Embankment with the shining river beyond.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Let us sit down here under the trees in King’s Bench Walk,” Godmother said, “and I’ll tell you a little about this place.
