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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 Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
aspect
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From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
away
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
bailiff
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From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
barrows
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
beautiful
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
condition
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From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
disconsolate
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From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
disorder
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
disreputable
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From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
eyes
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
Gilmore
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
heard
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
home
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
house
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From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
ill-effects
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
inform
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SQUIRE IS VERY OBSTINATE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
lies
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
made
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From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
men
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From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
Monday
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
Money
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From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
more
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From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
night
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From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
OBSTINATE
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From this reading THE SQUIRE IS VERY OBSTINATE.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
own
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
pickaxes
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
place
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From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
planks
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
possibly
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From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
present
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From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
Privets
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
provision
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From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
round
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From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
safeguards
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
Saturday
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From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
SQUIRE
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From this reading THE SQUIRE IS VERY OBSTINATE.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
Sunday
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From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
taken
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SQUIRE IS VERY OBSTINATE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
things
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From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
Thursday
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
ugliness
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
VERY
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From this reading THE SQUIRE IS VERY OBSTINATE.
Vicar
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
visited
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From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
wagesplural nounUS /ˈweɪdʒɪz/
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
wet
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From this reading The Sunday had been wet from morning to night, and nothing could possibly be more disconsolate than the aspect of things round the house, or more disreputable if they were to be left in their present condition.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Gilmore left his own home on a Thursday afternoon, and on the Monday when the Vicar again visited the Privets nothing had been heard of him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
why
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From this reading The barrows, and the planks, and the pickaxes had been taken away, which things, though they are not in themselves beautiful, are safeguards against the ill-effects of ugliness, as they inform the eyes why it is that such disorder lies around.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
working
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From this reading Money had been left with the bailiff for the Saturday wages of the men working about the place, but no provision for anything had been made beyond that.
