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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 THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
attic
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From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
charge
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From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
comforts
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From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
country
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From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
daresay
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From this reading That, I daresay, was why he painted for her a little portrait of Jamie.
drawer
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From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
draws
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From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tammas Haggart was the first to say this.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
gave
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From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
grinning
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From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
Haggart
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From this reading Tammas Haggart was the first to say this.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
held
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From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
Hendry
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From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That, I daresay, was why he painted for her a little portrait of Jamie.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
Jamie
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From this reading That, I daresay, was why he painted for her a little portrait of Jamie.
Jess
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From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That, I daresay, was why he painted for her a little portrait of Jamie.
lodged
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From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
LONDON
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From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
looking
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From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
man
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From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
many
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From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
met
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From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
nature
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From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
painted
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From this reading That, I daresay, was why he painted for her a little portrait of Jamie.
painter
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From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
portrait
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From this reading That, I daresay, was why he painted for her a little portrait of Jamie.
said
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From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
say
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From this reading Tammas Haggart was the first to say this.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
SON
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From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
spoke
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From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
spring
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From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
straggled
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From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
subjects
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From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
Tammas
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From this reading Tammas Haggart was the first to say this.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That, I daresay, was why he painted for her a little portrait of Jamie.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
then
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From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
there
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From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Tammas Haggart was the first to say this.
Thrums
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From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
used
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From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tammas Haggart was the first to say this.
way
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From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
weavers
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From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
Weel
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From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
why
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From this reading That, I daresay, was why he painted for her a little portrait of Jamie.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He lodged with Jess in my attic, and when the weavers met him they said, "Weel, drawer," and then passed on, grinning.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The drawer was held a poor man because he straggled about the country looking for subjects for his draws, and Jess, as was her way, gave him many comforts for which she would not charge.
year
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From this reading THE SON FROM LONDON In the spring of the year there used to come to Thrums a painter from nature whom Hendry spoke of as the drawer.
