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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 Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
All
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From this reading All this is pleasant, but all this attracts multitudes of anglers, and it is not in nature that sport should be what it once was.
anchored
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
anglers
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From this reading All this is pleasant, but all this attracts multitudes of anglers, and it is not in nature that sport should be what it once was.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
argosies
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
attracts
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From this reading All this is pleasant, but all this attracts multitudes of anglers, and it is not in nature that sport should be what it once was.
Awe
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From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
beautiful
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
boatmen
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From this reading The hotels are extremely comfortable, the boatmen are excellent boatmen, good fishers, and capital company.
boats
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
book
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From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
built
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All this is pleasant, but all this attracts multitudes of anglers, and it is not in nature that sport should be what it once was.
capital
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From this reading The hotels are extremely comfortable, the boatmen are excellent boatmen, good fishers, and capital company.
coasts
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
Colquhoun's
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From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
comfortable
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From this reading The hotels are extremely comfortable, the boatmen are excellent boatmen, good fishers, and capital company.
company
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From this reading The hotels are extremely comfortable, the boatmen are excellent boatmen, good fishers, and capital company.
couples
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
delightful
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From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
district
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From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
easy
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From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh
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From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
excellent
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From this reading The hotels are extremely comfortable, the boatmen are excellent boatmen, good fishers, and capital company.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
extremely
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From this reading The hotels are extremely comfortable, the boatmen are excellent boatmen, good fishers, and capital company.
fishers
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From this reading The hotels are extremely comfortable, the boatmen are excellent boatmen, good fishers, and capital company.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
Glasgow
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From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hotels are extremely comfortable, the boatmen are excellent boatmen, good fishers, and capital company.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
height
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
honeymoon
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
hotels
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From this reading The hotels are extremely comfortable, the boatmen are excellent boatmen, good fishers, and capital company.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All this is pleasant, but all this attracts multitudes of anglers, and it is not in nature that sport should be what it once was.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this is pleasant, but all this attracts multitudes of anglers, and it is not in nature that sport should be what it once was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
lake
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From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
launches
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
Loch
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From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
made
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From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
many
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
Moor
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From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
Mr
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From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
multitudes
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From this reading All this is pleasant, but all this attracts multitudes of anglers, and it is not in nature that sport should be what it once was.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
nature
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From this reading All this is pleasant, but all this attracts multitudes of anglers, and it is not in nature that sport should be what it once was.
north
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From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
off
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
old
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From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
once
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From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this is pleasant, but all this attracts multitudes of anglers, and it is not in nature that sport should be what it once was.
ply
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
railway
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From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
reach
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From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
reader
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From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading All this is pleasant, but all this attracts multitudes of anglers, and it is not in nature that sport should be what it once was.
side
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From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
sport
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From this reading All this is pleasant, but all this attracts multitudes of anglers, and it is not in nature that sport should be what it once was.
steam
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All this is pleasant, but all this attracts multitudes of anglers, and it is not in nature that sport should be what it once was.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this is pleasant, but all this attracts multitudes of anglers, and it is not in nature that sport should be what it once was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
ugly
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From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
Villas
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The reader of Mr. Colquhoun's delightful old book, "The Moor and the Loch," must not expect Loch Awe to be what it once was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
whole
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From this reading Villas are built on many a beautiful height; here couples come for their honeymoon, here whole argosies of boats are anchored off the coasts, here do steam launches ply.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The railway, which has made the north side of the lake so ugly, has brought the district within easy reach of Glasgow and of Edinburgh.
