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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 landlord said, if a great heavy tool-chest was the thing he expected, it had come.
ARMS
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From this reading THE MORVEN ARMS.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “_Donal Grant_ wad be the name upo’ ’t,” said Donal.
box
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From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
Deed
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From this reading “’Deed, I didna luik,” said the landlord.
didna
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From this reading “’Deed, I didna luik,” said the landlord.
Donal
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From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
evening
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From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
expected
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From this reading The landlord said, if a great heavy tool-chest was the thing he expected, it had come.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
Grant
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From this reading “_Donal Grant_ wad be the name upo’ ’t,” said Donal.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The landlord said, if a great heavy tool-chest was the thing he expected, it had come.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The landlord said, if a great heavy tool-chest was the thing he expected, it had come.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The landlord said, if a great heavy tool-chest was the thing he expected, it had come.
heavy
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From this reading The landlord said, if a great heavy tool-chest was the thing he expected, it had come.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “’Deed, I didna luik,” said the landlord.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
inquire
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From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The landlord said, if a great heavy tool-chest was the thing he expected, it had come.
landlord
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From this reading The landlord said, if a great heavy tool-chest was the thing he expected, it had come.
luik
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From this reading “’Deed, I didna luik,” said the landlord.
MORVEN
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From this reading THE MORVEN ARMS.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Donal Grant_ wad be the name upo’ ’t,” said Donal.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
said
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From this reading The landlord said, if a great heavy tool-chest was the thing he expected, it had come.
t
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From this reading “_Donal Grant_ wad be the name upo’ ’t,” said Donal.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORVEN ARMS.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The landlord said, if a great heavy tool-chest was the thing he expected, it had come.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
tool-chest
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From this reading The landlord said, if a great heavy tool-chest was the thing he expected, it had come.
upo
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From this reading “_Donal Grant_ wad be the name upo’ ’t,” said Donal.
wad
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From this reading “_Donal Grant_ wad be the name upo’ ’t,” said Donal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
Wednesday
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From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Wednesday evening Donal went to _The Morven Arms_ to inquire for the third time if his box was come.