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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 STANTON COURT was and is a magnificent pile of building.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
all
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
always
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STANTON COURT was and is a magnificent pile of building.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
belongs
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
building
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From this reading STANTON COURT was and is a magnificent pile of building.
built
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
character
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
Conqueror
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
Corbets
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
COURT
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From this reading STANTON COURT.
days
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
early
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
Elizabeth
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
enriched
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
exotic
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
fact
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From this reading The fact that the same material—a warmly tinted red stone—is used throughout gives a kind of unity to the whole.
family
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
foreign
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
gardens
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
gives
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
grim
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
home
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STANTON COURT was and is a magnificent pile of building.
kind
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From this reading The fact that the same material—a warmly tinted red stone—is used throughout gives a kind of unity to the whole.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
like
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
Madoc
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
magnificent
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From this reading STANTON COURT was and is a magnificent pile of building.
main
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
material
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From this reading The fact that the same material—a warmly tinted red stone—is used throughout gives a kind of unity to the whole.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STANTON COURT was and is a magnificent pile of building.
oldest
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
parts
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
pile
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From this reading STANTON COURT was and is a magnificent pile of building.
plants
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
red
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From this reading The fact that the same material—a warmly tinted red stone—is used throughout gives a kind of unity to the whole.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that the same material—a warmly tinted red stone—is used throughout gives a kind of unity to the whole.
sorts
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
STANTON
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From this reading STANTON COURT.
stone
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From this reading The fact that the same material—a warmly tinted red stone—is used throughout gives a kind of unity to the whole.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The fact that the same material—a warmly tinted red stone—is used throughout gives a kind of unity to the whole.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
tinted
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From this reading The fact that the same material—a warmly tinted red stone—is used throughout gives a kind of unity to the whole.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
tower
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
tradition
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
Tre
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
trees
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
unity
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From this reading The fact that the same material—a warmly tinted red stone—is used throughout gives a kind of unity to the whole.
used
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From this reading The fact that the same material—a warmly tinted red stone—is used throughout gives a kind of unity to the whole.
very
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
wandering
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From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
warmly
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From this reading The fact that the same material—a warmly tinted red stone—is used throughout gives a kind of unity to the whole.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STANTON COURT was and is a magnificent pile of building.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
whole
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From this reading The oldest part, a great grim tower, was built about the time of the Conqueror—or such, at least, is the family tradition—but the main building, and that which gives character to the whole, belongs to the early days of Elizabeth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gardens have always been very fine, being enriched, like ours at Tre Madoc, with all sorts of exotic trees and plants, brought home from foreign parts by those wandering Corbets.
