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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 It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading GILMORE THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
aspect
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From this reading There was something sombre about it, and many perhaps might call it dull of aspect; but it was substantial, comfortable, and unassuming.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
black
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
brick
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
built
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
call
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From this reading There was something sombre about it, and many perhaps might call it dull of aspect; but it was substantial, comfortable, and unassuming.
chiefly
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
chimneys
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
comfortable
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From this reading There was something sombre about it, and many perhaps might call it dull of aspect; but it was substantial, comfortable, and unassuming.
corners
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
country
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
door-ways
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
doorsteps
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
dull
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From this reading There was something sombre about it, and many perhaps might call it dull of aspect; but it was substantial, comfortable, and unassuming.
flint
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
gentleman's
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
GILMORE
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From this reading GILMORE THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
grey
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
house
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GILMORE THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
letter
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
many
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From this reading There was something sombre about it, and many perhaps might call it dull of aspect; but it was substantial, comfortable, and unassuming.
Mary's
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was something sombre about it, and many perhaps might call it dull of aspect; but it was substantial, comfortable, and unassuming.
modest-sized
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
MR
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From this reading WHAT MR.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
own
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
perhaps
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From this reading There was something sombre about it, and many perhaps might call it dull of aspect; but it was substantial, comfortable, and unassuming.
residence
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
settings
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
sombre
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From this reading There was something sombre about it, and many perhaps might call it dull of aspect; but it was substantial, comfortable, and unassuming.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something sombre about it, and many perhaps might call it dull of aspect; but it was substantial, comfortable, and unassuming.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
stones
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
substantial
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From this reading There was something sombre about it, and many perhaps might call it dull of aspect; but it was substantial, comfortable, and unassuming.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
There
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From this reading There was something sombre about it, and many perhaps might call it dull of aspect; but it was substantial, comfortable, and unassuming.
THOUGHTnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GILMORE THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
unassuming
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From this reading There was something sombre about it, and many perhaps might call it dull of aspect; but it was substantial, comfortable, and unassuming.
uneven
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
variegated
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT MR.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Gilmore was standing on the doorsteps of his own house when Mary's letter was brought to him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
white
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
windows
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From this reading It was a modest-sized country gentleman's residence, built of variegated uneven stones, black and grey and white, which seemed to be chiefly flint; but the corners and settings of the windows and of the door-ways, and the chimneys, were of brick.
