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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 It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
all
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From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
alluded
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From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mrs. Underwood had rather liked it, and it remained.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
cockneyfied
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From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
conspicuously
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From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
death
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From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
expunge
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From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
Fulham
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From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
garden
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From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
gate
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From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
girls
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From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
house
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From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
led
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From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
liked
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From this reading But Mrs. Underwood had rather liked it, and it remained.
men
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From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
Mrs
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From this reading But Mrs. Underwood had rather liked it, and it remained.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
painted
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From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
passing
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From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
pillars
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From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
place
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From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
POPHAM
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From this reading POPHAM VILLA.
pretentious
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From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
rather
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From this reading But Mrs. Underwood had rather liked it, and it remained.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Mrs. Underwood had rather liked it, and it remained.
ridicule
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From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
seen
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From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
Sir
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From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
subject
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From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
taken
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From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
Thomas
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From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
two
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From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
unalluring
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From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
UnderwoodnounUS /ˈʌndərwʊd/
plants and bushes growing beneath taller trees
From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
up
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From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
urge
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From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
ventured
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From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
VILLA
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From this reading POPHAM VILLA.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Popham Villa was the name of the house at Fulham,--as was to be seen by all men passing by, for it was painted up conspicuously on the pillars through which the gate led into the garden.
wife's
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From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
wished
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From this reading Mr. Underwood, when he had first taken the place, had wished to expunge the name, feeling it to be cockneyfied, pretentious, and unalluring.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
withdrawal
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From this reading It was a subject of ridicule with the two girls; but they had never ventured to urge its withdrawal, and after his wife's death Sir Thomas never alluded to the subject.
