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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 They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
acquaintance
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From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
bell-push
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From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
big
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From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
brick
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From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
business
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From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
central
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From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
centre
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
days
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From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
door
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From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
ducal
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From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
Dukes
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
empty
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From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
enter
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From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
entrance
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From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
façade
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From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
feet
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From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
few
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From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
fifty
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From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
front
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From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
gates
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
gaze
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
generation
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From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
green
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From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
high
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
history
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From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
hours
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From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
house
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From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
interest
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From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
ironwork
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
LIBRARY
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
lintel
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From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
living
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From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
Londoners
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From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
MANUSCRIPTnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
now
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From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
opened
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From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
ordinary
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
ornamental
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
Paddington
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
palace
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
passer-by
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
people
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From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
policeman
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From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
present
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From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
seen
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From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
set
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From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
several
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From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
shields
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
shining
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From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
stationed
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From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
there
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From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
thickness
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From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But about fifty feet to the right of the central entrance there is a little green door set in the thickness of the high brick wall, with a shining bell-push in the lintel.
treble
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
very
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From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
void
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From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
wall
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From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MANUSCRIPT IN THE LIBRARY The high wall which shields the great palace of the Dukes of Paddington from the gaze of the ordinary passer-by is broken in its centre by the treble ornamental gates of ironwork.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The big gates during the last few days had been open for several hours each morning and afternoon, while a policeman had been stationed by them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is through this door that people who have business with the ducal house, now so void and empty of living interest, enter and make acquaintance with the great courtyard in front of the façade.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are gates with a history, but they are gates which very few Londoners of the present generation have ever seen opened.
