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3
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
altar
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From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
any
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
bare
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
basement
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
big
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From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
blazing
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From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
boyhood's
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From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
brickwork
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But trifling obstacles like these never daunted MacWhirter.
Certain
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From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
chimney
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
daunted
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From this reading But trifling obstacles like these never daunted MacWhirter.
DetailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
elms
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From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
fashion
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
fire
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From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
fireplace
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From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
floor
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
Forth
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From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
happy
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From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
hearths
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From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
hole
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
home
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From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
knocked
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
like
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From this reading But trifling obstacles like these never daunted MacWhirter.
logs
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From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
Lost
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From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
MacWhirter
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From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
made
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
moved
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
necessary
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But trifling obstacles like these never daunted MacWhirter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
obstacles
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From this reading But trifling obstacles like these never daunted MacWhirter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
offered
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From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
Opal
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From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
orchard
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From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
own
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From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
place
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
put
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
really
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
regarding
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From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
roof
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
room
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
Sandy
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From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
sat
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
Set
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From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
shrine
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From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
started
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
supporting
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
There
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But trifling obstacles like these never daunted MacWhirter.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
trifling
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From this reading But trifling obstacles like these never daunted MacWhirter.
two
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From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
up
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From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
warm
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From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In his own boyhood's home the fireplace was the shrine, and half the orchard and two big elms had been offered up on its altar.
way
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
wigwam
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From this reading There was no chimney in No. 3 when he moved in--no place really to put one, unless he knocked a hole in the roof, started a fire on the bare floor, and sat around it wigwam fashion; nor was there any way of supporting the necessary brickwork, unless a start was made from the basement up through every room to No. 3 and so on to the roof.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had been brought up on blazing logs and warm hearths, and could not be happy without them.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _In which Certain Details regarding a Lost Opal are Set Forth._ Sandy MacWhirter would have an open fire.
