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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 Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that came hard frost, and brought plenty of skating, and to Davie the delight of teaching his master.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
all
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From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
black
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After that came hard frost, and brought plenty of skating, and to Davie the delight of teaching his master.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
calm
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
came
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
claimed
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From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
Davie
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From this reading After that came hard frost, and brought plenty of skating, and to Davie the delight of teaching his master.
decent
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From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
delight
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From this reading After that came hard frost, and brought plenty of skating, and to Davie the delight of teaching his master.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
Donal
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From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
earnest
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
falls
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From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
fell
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
frost
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
hard
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From this reading After that came hard frost, and brought plenty of skating, and to Davie the delight of teaching his master.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After that came hard frost, and brought plenty of skating, and to Davie the delight of teaching his master.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
lay
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
LORD
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From this reading LORD MORVEN.
many
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From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
master
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From this reading After that came hard frost, and brought plenty of skating, and to Davie the delight of teaching his master.
merit
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From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
MORVEN
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From this reading LORD MORVEN.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After that came hard frost, and brought plenty of skating, and to Davie the delight of teaching his master.
particularly
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From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
partly
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From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
plenty
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From this reading After that came hard frost, and brought plenty of skating, and to Davie the delight of teaching his master.
pride
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From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
rain
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
remark
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From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
skater
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From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
skating
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From this reading After that came hard frost, and brought plenty of skating, and to Davie the delight of teaching his master.
sleet
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
snow
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
soon
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From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
steady
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
successful
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From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
taught
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From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
teaching
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From this reading After that came hard frost, and brought plenty of skating, and to Davie the delight of teaching his master.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that came hard frost, and brought plenty of skating, and to Davie the delight of teaching his master.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
then
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
thick
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After that came hard frost, and brought plenty of skating, and to Davie the delight of teaching his master.
training
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From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
very
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From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Donal had many falls, but was soon, partly in virtue of those same falls, a very decent skater.
well
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From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
white
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
winter
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From this reading The winter came at last in good earnest--first black frost, then white snow, then sleet and wind and rain; then snow again, which fell steady and calm, and lay thick.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Davie claimed all the merit of his successful training; and when his master did anything particularly well, would remark with pride, that he had taught him.
