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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 JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
air
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From this reading It had a general air of seclusion and retirement, though it was obviously the property or in the tenancy of people of wealth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The villa stood in its own grounds, and was surrounded by a high wall.
ascended
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The villa stood in its own grounds, and was surrounded by a high wall.
Church
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
clean
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
CONSPIRATORS
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From this reading THE CONSPIRATORS OF ST.
dark
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
door
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
drive
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
Elwyn's
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
evening
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
finest
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
front
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
gate
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
general
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From this reading It had a general air of seclusion and retirement, though it was obviously the property or in the tenancy of people of wealth.
green
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
grounds
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From this reading The villa stood in its own grounds, and was surrounded by a high wall.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a general air of seclusion and retirement, though it was obviously the property or in the tenancy of people of wealth.
high
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From this reading The villa stood in its own grounds, and was surrounded by a high wall.
hour
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a general air of seclusion and retirement, though it was obviously the property or in the tenancy of people of wealth.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The villa stood in its own grounds, and was surrounded by a high wall.
JOHN'S
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
Joseph
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
large
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
led
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
made
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
marl
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
motor-car
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
Napier
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
newly
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
obviously
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From this reading It had a general air of seclusion and retirement, though it was obviously the property or in the tenancy of people of wealth.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CONSPIRATORS OF ST.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It had a general air of seclusion and retirement, though it was obviously the property or in the tenancy of people of wealth.
own
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From this reading The villa stood in its own grounds, and was surrounded by a high wall.
painted
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
people
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From this reading It had a general air of seclusion and retirement, though it was obviously the property or in the tenancy of people of wealth.
pointed
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
precisely
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
property
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From this reading It had a general air of seclusion and retirement, though it was obviously the property or in the tenancy of people of wealth.
pulpit
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
red
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
retirement
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From this reading It had a general air of seclusion and retirement, though it was obviously the property or in the tenancy of people of wealth.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
seclusion
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From this reading It had a general air of seclusion and retirement, though it was obviously the property or in the tenancy of people of wealth.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
smart
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
ST
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From this reading THE CONSPIRATORS OF ST.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The villa stood in its own grounds, and was surrounded by a high wall.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
Sunday
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
surrounded
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From this reading The villa stood in its own grounds, and was surrounded by a high wall.
tenancy
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From this reading It had a general air of seclusion and retirement, though it was obviously the property or in the tenancy of people of wealth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONSPIRATORS OF ST.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It had a general air of seclusion and retirement, though it was obviously the property or in the tenancy of people of wealth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
villa
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
wall
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From this reading The villa stood in its own grounds, and was surrounded by a high wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The villa stood in its own grounds, and was surrounded by a high wall.
wealth
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From this reading It had a general air of seclusion and retirement, though it was obviously the property or in the tenancy of people of wealth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
white
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From this reading The wall was clean and newly pointed, the gate was painted a dark green, the short drive which led to the front door was made of the finest white marl.
WOOD
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From this reading JOHN'S WOOD At precisely the same hour on the Sunday evening when Joseph ascended the pulpit of St. Elwyn's Church a large red Napier motor-car stopped before the gate of a smart little villa in St. John's Wood.
