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absorbing
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From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
always
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From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She had never seen anything like the place, or as full of suggestion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had never seen anything like the place, or as full of suggestion.
beaten
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
Betty
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From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
corridors
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From this reading They passed through corridors, and up and down short or long stairways, with stained or faded walls, and sometimes with cracked or fallen plastering and wainscotting.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
cracked
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From this reading They passed through corridors, and up and down short or long stairways, with stained or faded walls, and sometimes with cracked or fallen plastering and wainscotting.
damp
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decided
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From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
down
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From this reading They passed through corridors, and up and down short or long stairways, with stained or faded walls, and sometimes with cracked or fallen plastering and wainscotting.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
effects
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From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
experience
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From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
faded
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From this reading They passed through corridors, and up and down short or long stairways, with stained or faded walls, and sometimes with cracked or fallen plastering and wainscotting.
fallen
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
full
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From this reading She had never seen anything like the place, or as full of suggestion.
furniture
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
going
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From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
greater
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From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
hangings
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
house
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
interesting
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From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
known
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From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
leaks
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
leave
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
like
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From this reading She had never seen anything like the place, or as full of suggestion.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed through corridors, and up and down short or long stairways, with stained or faded walls, and sometimes with cracked or fallen plastering and wainscotting.
long-closed
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lost
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
more
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From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
mould
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
neglected
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From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never seen anything like the place, or as full of suggestion.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
old
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had never seen anything like the place, or as full of suggestion.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
panes
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They passed through corridors, and up and down short or long stairways, with stained or faded walls, and sometimes with cracked or fallen plastering and wainscotting.
place
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From this reading She had never seen anything like the place, or as full of suggestion.
plasternounUS /ˈplæstər/
a soft material used to cover and protect a wound
From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
plastering
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From this reading They passed through corridors, and up and down short or long stairways, with stained or faded walls, and sometimes with cracked or fallen plastering and wainscotting.
portions
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rain
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red
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roof
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rotted
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
seen
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From this reading She had never seen anything like the place, or as full of suggestion.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
SHEPPARD
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From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading They passed through corridors, and up and down short or long stairways, with stained or faded walls, and sometimes with cracked or fallen plastering and wainscotting.
shut
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From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
simply
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From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
sometimes
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From this reading They passed through corridors, and up and down short or long stairways, with stained or faded walls, and sometimes with cracked or fallen plastering and wainscotting.
spent
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spotted
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
stained
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
stairways
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From this reading They passed through corridors, and up and down short or long stairways, with stained or faded walls, and sometimes with cracked or fallen plastering and wainscotting.
storm
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
suggestion
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From this reading She had never seen anything like the place, or as full of suggestion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
tiles
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
toss
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
TOWNLINSON
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up
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From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
Vanderpoel
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From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
wainscotting
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From this reading They passed through corridors, and up and down short or long stairways, with stained or faded walls, and sometimes with cracked or fallen plastering and wainscotting.
walls
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
weather
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From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The greater part of it had simply been shut up and left to time and weather, both of which had had their effects.
whip
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
whole
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From this reading TOWNLINSON & SHEPPARD During the whole course of her interesting life--and she had always found life interesting--Betty Vanderpoel decided that she had known no experience more absorbing than this morning spent in going over the long-closed and deserted portions of the neglected house.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
window
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
woodwork
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
worst
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From this reading The fine old red roof, having lost tiles, had fallen into leaks that let in rain, which had stained and rotted walls, plaster, and woodwork; wind and storm had beaten through broken window panes and done their worst with such furniture and hangings as they found to whip and toss and leave damp and spotted with mould.
