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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 Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
all
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From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
almost
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From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
always
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From this reading Kate had always been rather proud of it, as one of the ornaments of her estate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was by Kate’s grace and favour that the west lodge was given to one or another, and so would it be with the Rectory.
approached
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From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kate had always been rather proud of it, as one of the ornaments of her estate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was by Kate’s grace and favour that the west lodge was given to one or another, and so would it be with the Rectory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Kate had always been rather proud of it, as one of the ornaments of her estate.
Bertie
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From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
climbing
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From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
commodious
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From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
covered
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From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
coveted
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From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
estate
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From this reading Kate had always been rather proud of it, as one of the ornaments of her estate.
favour
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From this reading It was by Kate’s grace and favour that the west lodge was given to one or another, and so would it be with the Rectory.
front
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From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
gables
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From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
gate
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From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
given
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From this reading It was by Kate’s grace and favour that the west lodge was given to one or another, and so would it be with the Rectory.
grace
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From this reading It was by Kate’s grace and favour that the west lodge was given to one or another, and so would it be with the Rectory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kate had always been rather proud of it, as one of the ornaments of her estate.
Hardwick
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From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate had always been rather proud of it, as one of the ornaments of her estate.
house
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From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Kate had always been rather proud of it, as one of the ornaments of her estate.
Kate
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From this reading Kate had always been rather proud of it, as one of the ornaments of her estate.
Kate's
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From this reading It was by Kate’s grace and favour that the west lodge was given to one or another, and so would it be with the Rectory.
large
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From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
lawn
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From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
lodge
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From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
much
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From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
old
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From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
old-fashioned
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From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Kate had always been rather proud of it, as one of the ornaments of her estate.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was by Kate’s grace and favour that the west lodge was given to one or another, and so would it be with the Rectory.
ornaments
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From this reading Kate had always been rather proud of it, as one of the ornaments of her estate.
park
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From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
people
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From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
picturesque
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From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
plants
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From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
pretty
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From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
proud
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From this reading Kate had always been rather proud of it, as one of the ornaments of her estate.
quaint
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From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
rather
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From this reading Kate had always been rather proud of it, as one of the ornaments of her estate.
Rectory
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From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was by Kate’s grace and favour that the west lodge was given to one or another, and so would it be with the Rectory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was by Kate’s grace and favour that the west lodge was given to one or another, and so would it be with the Rectory.
two
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From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
visitors
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From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
west
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From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Bertie Hardwick was on the lawn in front of the Rectory when the two visitors approached.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She looked at it almost as she looked at the pretty west gate of her park, where the lodge was so commodious and so pleasant, coveted by all the poor people on the estate.
wings
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From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Rectory was a pretty, old-fashioned house, large and quaint, with old picturesque wings and gables, and a front much covered with climbing plants.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was by Kate’s grace and favour that the west lodge was given to one or another, and so would it be with the Rectory.
