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Secrets of Shakespeare's last home

Vocabulary

speculation

guessing, assuming, creating theories without evidence

private life

the way he spent his time at home with family and friends

dig

here, careful scientific searching, studying and recording of objects found buried underground or under buildings

his hobbies 

the things he liked to do when he wasn't working

very secluded cottage

small house that is very far away from other properties

high-status household

place lived in by someone with wealth and a respected position in society

the foundations

the main blocks beneath the ground that a house is built on

excavating 

digging, removing earth

habits

regularl, repeated actions

shed new light on

find new information about, make clearer