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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 Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
all
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
architecture
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
ballad
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From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
begged
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From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
benches
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
Biddy
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From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
condemned
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
confide
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From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
daily
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From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
edge
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From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
Elizabethan
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
fallen
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From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
Frank
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From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
full
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
gables
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
garden
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
girls
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From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
glaringly
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
hand
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From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
hourly
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From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
house
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
interspersed
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
laid
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From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
like
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From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
Lizzie
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
Malone
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From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
modern
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
narrow
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
oars
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From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
observers
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From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
owner
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
painting
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From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
perfect
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
poetry
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From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
presence
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From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
pretend
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
red
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
regardless
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From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
said
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
sang
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From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
sat
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From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
saw
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From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
scenery
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From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
seeing
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From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
shine
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From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
shopboy
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From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
sitting
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From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
specimen
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
stream
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From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
subject
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
summer-house
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From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
swards
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
table
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From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
Then
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From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
There
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
three
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From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
too
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From this reading He thought, too, of seeing her daily, hourly, of her presence in his daily life; he saw her amid his painting and poetry, and this pleasant scenery.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frank laid by his oars, and as regardless as a shopboy of observers, he took her hand and begged of her to confide in him.
treated
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
vanished
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From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
vision
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From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They passed a summer-house where three girls were sitting; one sat on the edge of a table and sang the ballad of “Biddy Malone.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
windows
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From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a house so red, and so full of gables and narrow windows, that Frank said it was a perfect specimen of Elizabethan architecture; and he treated Lizzie to all he could pretend to know on the subject, and he condemned the owner for the glaringly modern garden benches with which the swards were interspersed.
withdrew
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From this reading Then the vision vanished like the shine upon the stream, she withdrew her hands, a shadow had fallen.
