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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 No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
anxiety
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I never wearied for you, Colin, so much as I’ve done this year.
away
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From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
awfu
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
bairns
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
baith
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
beasts
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
bonnie
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From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
bring
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
bye
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From this reading Come in bye to the fire.”
canna
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
capricious
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
Colin
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From this reading “I never wearied for you, Colin, so much as I’ve done this year.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
days
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never wearied for you, Colin, so much as I’ve done this year.
east
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
farmer
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
fire
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From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I never wearied for you, Colin, so much as I’ve done this year.
gone
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
health
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
heart's
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
hillside
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From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
home
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never wearied for you, Colin, so much as I’ve done this year.
I've
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From this reading “I never wearied for you, Colin, so much as I’ve done this year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come in bye to the fire.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
it's
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From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
keeping
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
loch
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
meet
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
mistress
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From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
mother's
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
much
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From this reading “I never wearied for you, Colin, so much as I’ve done this year.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never wearied for you, Colin, so much as I’ve done this year.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
occasion
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
ony
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
particular
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
Ramore
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From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
real
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
reason
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
said
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From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
season
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
sharp
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From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I never wearied for you, Colin, so much as I’ve done this year.
son
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
there
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
There's
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I never wearied for you, Colin, so much as I’ve done this year.
three
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come in bye to the fire.”
triumph
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From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
we've
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
wearied
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From this reading “I never wearied for you, Colin, so much as I’ve done this year.
weather
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From this reading “Come away into the fire; it’s bonnie weather, but it’s sharp on the hillside,” said the mistress of Ramore.
weel
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From this reading No that there was ony particular occasion, for we’ve a’ been real weel, and a good season, and baith bairns and beasts keeping their health; but the heart’s awfu’ capricious, and canna hear reason.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
year
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From this reading “I never wearied for you, Colin, so much as I’ve done this year.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I never wearied for you, Colin, so much as I’ve done this year.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There’s been three days of east wind,” said the farmer, who had gone across the loch to meet his son, and bring him home in triumph, “which accounts for your mother’s anxiety, Colin.
