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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 arched veranda along the front was a delightsome place.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The arched veranda along the front was a delightsome place.
always
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
arched
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From this reading The arched veranda along the front was a delightsome place.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
balcony
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From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
carnations
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
close
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
delightsome
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From this reading The arched veranda along the front was a delightsome place.
doors
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From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
eighty
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From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
end
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From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
feet
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From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
five
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From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
flowers
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
four
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From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Senora's passion for musk she had inherited from her mother.
front
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From this reading The arched veranda along the front was a delightsome place.
gave
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From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
geraniums
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
growing
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
hand-made
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
higher
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From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
Indians
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
inherited
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From this reading The Senora's passion for musk she had inherited from her mother.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
kept
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
large
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From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
loggia
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From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
Luis
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
made
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From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
Mission
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
mother
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From this reading The Senora's passion for musk she had inherited from her mother.
musk
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
Obispo
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
opened
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From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
others
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From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
passion
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From this reading The Senora's passion for musk she had inherited from her mother.
place
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From this reading The arched veranda along the front was a delightsome place.
red
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
rooms
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From this reading It must have been eighty feet long, at least, for the doors of five large rooms opened on it.
rows
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
San
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
Senora
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
Senora's
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From this reading The Senora's passion for musk she had inherited from her mother.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Senora's passion for musk she had inherited from her mother.
steps
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From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The arched veranda along the front was a delightsome place.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
two
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From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
veranda
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From this reading The arched veranda along the front was a delightsome place.
walls
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The arched veranda along the front was a delightsome place.
water-jars
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
westernmost
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From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two westernmost rooms had been added on, and made four steps higher than the others; which gave to that end of the veranda the look of a balcony, or loggia.
yellow-flowered
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From this reading Here the Senora kept her flowers; great red water-jars, hand-made by the Indians of San Luis Obispo Mission, stood in close rows against the walls, and in them were always growing fine geraniums, carnations, and yellow-flowered musk.
