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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 Architecturally, Hollymead House was a singular structure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
Architecturally
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From this reading Architecturally, Hollymead House was a singular structure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
aspect
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From this reading The result a striped and chequered aspect of the oddest and quaintest kind.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
brick
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
bricks
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From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
built
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From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
called
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
carpenter
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
cheap
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From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
chequered
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From this reading The result a striped and chequered aspect of the oddest and quaintest kind.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
commodity
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From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
contrasting
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
cross-beams
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
dear
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From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
diagonal
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
distinct
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
double
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
due
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
early
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From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
fact
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
framework
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
giving
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
handiwork
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
hewn
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
Hollymead
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From this reading Architecturally, Hollymead House was a singular structure.
House
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From this reading Architecturally, Hollymead House was a singular structure.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
interspacing
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
inverse
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From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
keep
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
kind
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From this reading The result a striped and chequered aspect of the oddest and quaintest kind.
mason
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
material
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
mortar
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
now
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
oak
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
oddest
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From this reading The result a striped and chequered aspect of the oddest and quaintest kind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
only
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
painter
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
perpetuate
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
plentiful
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From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
quaintest
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From this reading The result a striped and chequered aspect of the oddest and quaintest kind.
ratio
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From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
record
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
result
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From this reading The result a striped and chequered aspect of the oddest and quaintest kind.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
separate
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
severely
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
showing
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
singular
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From this reading Architecturally, Hollymead House was a singular structure.
skill
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
spaces
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
striped
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From this reading The result a striped and chequered aspect of the oddest and quaintest kind.
structure
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From this reading Architecturally, Hollymead House was a singular structure.
style
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From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
then
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
ties
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
timber
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From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
Tudor
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From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
uprights
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
walls
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From this reading The walls were a framework of hewn oak--uprights, cross-beams, and diagonal ties--due to the handiwork of the carpenter, only the spaces between showing the skill of the mason.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Architecturally, Hollymead House was a singular structure.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For it was in the early Tudor style, built when bricks were a scarce and dear commodity, and timber, in the inverse ratio, plentiful and cheap.
whitewasher
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
workmanship
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From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And, as if to keep ever in record the fact of this double yet distinct workmanship, the painter and whitewasher had been now and then called upon to perpetuate it by giving separate and severely contrasting colours to what was timber and the interspacing material of mortar and brick.
