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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 WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
all
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allow
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
Almer's
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From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
altered
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From this reading Suddenly all this was altered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
annals
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
blank
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
chapter
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From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
Christian
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From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
costly
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
days
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
death
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From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
decay
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
Denise
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From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
discharge
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
doors
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
dull
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
duties
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
ended
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From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
estate
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event
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
eventful
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From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
fall
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
family
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
father
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From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
followed
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
four
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
furniture
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
generations
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
held
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
HILL
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From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
history
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From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
House
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From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
months
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
more
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From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
Mother
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From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
occasions
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
occurrence
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
only
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
opened
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
rare
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
record
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
regard
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
related
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From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
said
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From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
seldom
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
Shadows
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From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
single
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
story
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From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
strict
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly all this was altered.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
Then
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Suddenly all this was altered.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
too
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
tragic
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From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
twenty
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From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
uniformity
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From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
villa
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly all this was altered.
WATCH
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From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
White
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From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
windows
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From this reading The doors and windows of the villa were but seldom opened, and on those rare occasions only by Mother Denise, who had too strict a regard for the faithful discharge of her duties to allow the costly furniture to fall into decay.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its last eventful chapter ended with the death of Christian Almer's father, the tragic story of whose life has been related by Mother Denise.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Then followed a blank--a dull uniformity of days and months and years, without the occurrence of a single event worthy of record in the annals of the family who had held the estate for four generations.
years
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From this reading THE WATCH ON THE HILL For more than twenty years the House of White Shadows may be said to have been without a history.
