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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 next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
air
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From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
Bai-Jove-Judson
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From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
bath
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From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
battle
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
bend
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From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
blue
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From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
built
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From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
carcasses
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From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
Davies
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From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
down
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From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
dust
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From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
dwelling
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From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
exactly
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From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
five
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
flag
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From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
flat
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From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
floated
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From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
four
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
fro
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
full
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From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
gentle
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
get
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From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
gun
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From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
hen's
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From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
house
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From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
indicating
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From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
inland
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
kick
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From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
kicked
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From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
legs
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From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
like
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
litter
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
lively
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From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
man
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
miles
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
Mr
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From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
mud
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From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
nose
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From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
pretensions
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From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
raging
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
ran
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
roof
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From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
round
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From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
rude
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
saddle-coloured
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
said
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From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
scores
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
screws
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From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
sensitive
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From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
settles
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From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
shouting
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
side
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From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
sight
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From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
slope
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
small
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From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
smell
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From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
soldiery
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
some
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From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
spat
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From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
stockadenounUS /ˈstockade/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
superior
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From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
There
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
twin
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From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
unburied
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From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
uniforms
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
up
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From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
vexed
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From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
village
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From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
want
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From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
water
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From this reading The little twin screws kicked up the water exactly as a hen's legs kick in the dust before she settles down to a bath.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
white
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From this reading There were scores and scores of saddle-coloured soldiery on duty, white uniforms running to and fro and shouting round a man in a litter, and on a gentle slope that ran inland for four or five miles something like a brisk battle was raging round a rude stockade.
whitewashed
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From this reading The next bend brought them full in sight of a small but lively village, built round a whitewashed mud house of some pretensions.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A smell of unburied carcasses floated through the air and vexed the sensitive nose of Mr. Davies, who spat over the side.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “I want to get this gun on that house,” said Bai-Jove-Judson, indicating the superior dwelling over whose flat roof floated the blue and white flag.
