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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 Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
almost
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Coming over the crown of a bit of a rise in the road, I clapped down suddenly among the barley and lay waiting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
appeared
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a salve to my conscience and common sense, however, I took a measure of precaution.
away
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
barley
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From this reading Coming over the crown of a bit of a rise in the road, I clapped down suddenly among the barley and lay waiting.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
bit
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From this reading Coming over the crown of a bit of a rise in the road, I clapped down suddenly among the barley and lay waiting.
came
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From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
Catriona
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
certainly
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
clapped
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From this reading Coming over the crown of a bit of a rise in the road, I clapped down suddenly among the barley and lay waiting.
Coming
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From this reading Coming over the crown of a bit of a rise in the road, I clapped down suddenly among the barley and lay waiting.
common
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From this reading As a salve to my conscience and common sense, however, I took a measure of precaution.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading As a salve to my conscience and common sense, however, I took a measure of precaution.
crown
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From this reading Coming over the crown of a bit of a rise in the road, I clapped down suddenly among the barley and lay waiting.
Dean
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From this reading Dean was where I wanted to go.
direction
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
down
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From this reading Coming over the crown of a bit of a rise in the road, I clapped down suddenly among the barley and lay waiting.
dwelled
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
Dykes
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From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
employed
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
face
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
few
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
forth
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From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
Glengyle
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
go
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From this reading Dean was where I wanted to go.
half-past
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From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading As a salve to my conscience and common sense, however, I took a measure of precaution.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
just
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
kept
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
Lang
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From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
lay
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From this reading Coming over the crown of a bit of a rise in the road, I clapped down suddenly among the barley and lay waiting.
love
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
Macgregors
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
MAN
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From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
measure
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From this reading As a salve to my conscience and common sense, however, I took a measure of precaution.
much
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Coming over the crown of a bit of a rise in the road, I clapped down suddenly among the barley and lay waiting.
pause
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
places
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
precaution
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From this reading As a salve to my conscience and common sense, however, I took a measure of precaution.
RED-HEADED
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From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
rise
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From this reading Coming over the crown of a bit of a rise in the road, I clapped down suddenly among the barley and lay waiting.
road
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From this reading Coming over the crown of a bit of a rise in the road, I clapped down suddenly among the barley and lay waiting.
salve
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From this reading As a salve to my conscience and common sense, however, I took a measure of precaution.
sense
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From this reading As a salve to my conscience and common sense, however, I took a measure of precaution.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Coming over the crown of a bit of a rise in the road, I clapped down suddenly among the barley and lay waiting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
there
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
three
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From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dean was where I wanted to go.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a salve to my conscience and common sense, however, I took a measure of precaution.
turned
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
very
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
waiting
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From this reading Coming over the crown of a bit of a rise in the road, I clapped down suddenly among the barley and lay waiting.
wanted
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From this reading Dean was where I wanted to go.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE RED-HEADED MAN It was about half-past three when I came forth on the Lang Dykes.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Dean was where I wanted to go.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
young
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From this reading Since Catriona dwelled there, and the Glengyle Macgregors appeared almost certainly to be employed against me, it was just one of the few places I should have kept away from; and being a very young man, and beginning to be very much in love, I turned my face in that direction without pause.
