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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 A HOUSE ON FIRE.
accompanied
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From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
associations
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From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
attic
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
Bob
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
Bob's
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From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
cat
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From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
chatted
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
chimney
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
companion
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From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
Cruikshank's
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From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
effect
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From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
endearing
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From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
enjoyed
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
especially
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From this reading "It _is_ rather weird," he said, "and especially in this light."
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
FIRE
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From this reading A HOUSE ON FIRE.
fixed
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It _is_ rather weird," he said, "and especially in this light."
height
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From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
HOUSE
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From this reading A HOUSE ON FIRE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It _is_ rather weird," he said, "and especially in this light."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
light
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From this reading "It _is_ rather weird," he said, "and especially in this light."
made
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From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
objection
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From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
odd
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From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
old
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From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A HOUSE ON FIRE.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
phantomnounUS /ˈfæn.təm/
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
pictures
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From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
pots
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
prospect
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
rather
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From this reading "It _is_ rather weird," he said, "and especially in this light."
reminded
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From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
roof
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
said
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From this reading "It _is_ rather weird," he said, "and especially in this light."
sat
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
seats
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
Sitting
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From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
smoked
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
spectral
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From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
tiles
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From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
usual
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
visitor
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From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
way
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From this reading Sitting upon that height, accompanied by the spectral cat, reminded me in an odd way of one of Cruikshank's pictures, and I made an observation to this effect to Bob.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
weird
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From this reading "It _is_ rather weird," he said, "and especially in this light."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bob's phantom visitor and my faithful companion had no objection to the tiles, in which it may have found an endearing memory of old associations.
windows
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From this reading Bob had fixed a couple of seats to the roof, where we sat and chatted and smoked, and enjoyed the usual prospect of chimney pots and attic windows.
