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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 CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
affair
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
also
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From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
always
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From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
bay
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
brick
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
building
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
bulging
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
CONVENTION'S
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
daughter
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From this reading The ten rooms of the house were occupied by himself, his wife Julia, and his son and daughter, George, Jr., and Jessica.
deep
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
easy
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From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
extraction
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From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
EYE
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
feet
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
fences
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From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
floor
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
front
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
George
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From this reading The ten rooms of the house were occupied by himself, his wife Julia, and his son and daughter, George, Jr., and Jessica.
girls
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From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
graced
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
grassy
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
GREEN
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The ten rooms of the house were occupied by himself, his wife Julia, and his son and daughter, George, Jr., and Jessica.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
holding
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From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
horse
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From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
house
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From this reading The ten rooms of the house were occupied by himself, his wife Julia, and his son and daughter, George, Jr., and Jessica.
Hurstwood
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From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
Hurstwood's
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
Jessica
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From this reading The ten rooms of the house were occupied by himself, his wife Julia, and his son and daughter, George, Jr., and Jessica.
Jr
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From this reading The ten rooms of the house were occupied by himself, his wife Julia, and his son and daughter, George, Jr., and Jessica.
Julia
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From this reading The ten rooms of the house were occupied by himself, his wife Julia, and his son and daughter, George, Jr., and Jessica.
kept
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From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
large
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
level
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
Lincoln
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
maid-servant
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From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
Mrs
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From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
near
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
neighbours
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From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
North
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
occupied
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From this reading The ten rooms of the house were occupied by himself, his wife Julia, and his son and daughter, George, Jr., and Jessica.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
out
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
OWN
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
Park
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
please
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From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
plot
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
popular
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
rear
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From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
represented
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From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
residence
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
rooms
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From this reading The ten rooms of the house were occupied by himself, his wife Julia, and his son and daughter, George, Jr., and Jessica.
second
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
Side
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
small
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
son
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From this reading The ten rooms of the house were occupied by himself, his wife Julia, and his son and daughter, George, Jr., and Jessica.
stable
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From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
street
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
sunk
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
ten
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
then
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
There
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From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
three-story
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
TINDER-BOX
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
trap
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From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
twenty-five
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
type
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
various
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From this reading There were besides these a maid-servant, represented from time to time by girls of various extraction, for Mrs. Hurstwood was not always easy to please.
very
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From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
walled
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From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ten rooms of the house were occupied by himself, his wife Julia, and his son and daughter, George, Jr., and Jessica.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
wide
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
wife
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From this reading The ten rooms of the house were occupied by himself, his wife Julia, and his son and daughter, George, Jr., and Jessica.
window
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From this reading It had a large bay window bulging out from the second floor, and was graced in front by a small grassy plot, twenty-five feet wide and ten feet deep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CONVENTION'S OWN TINDER-BOX: THE EYE THAT IS GREEN Hurstwood's residence on the North Side, near Lincoln Park, was a brick building of a very popular type then, a three-story affair with the first floor sunk a very little below the level of the street.
yard
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From this reading There was also a small rear yard, walled in by the fences of the neighbours and holding a stable where he kept his horse and trap.
