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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 Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
Alexander
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
arm
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
aside
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
basket
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Seven times had the two been in company since that morning of the flower-sprinkled cape and the thorn-tree.
business
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This cleft led them to a green hollow masked by the main wall of the glen, a fairy place, hidden and lone.
cape
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From this reading Seven times had the two been in company since that morning of the flower-sprinkled cape and the thorn-tree.
chance
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
cleft
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From this reading This cleft led them to a green hollow masked by the main wall of the glen, a fairy place, hidden and lone.
company
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From this reading Seven times had the two been in company since that morning of the flower-sprinkled cape and the thorn-tree.
considerable
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
down
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
dressed
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From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
Elspeth
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
fairy
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From this reading This cleft led them to a green hollow masked by the main wall of the glen, a fairy place, hidden and lone.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
flood
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
flowed
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
flower-sprinkled
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From this reading Seven times had the two been in company since that morning of the flower-sprinkled cape and the thorn-tree.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
glen
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From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
green
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From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Seven times had the two been in company since that morning of the flower-sprinkled cape and the thorn-tree.
height
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From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
hidden
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From this reading This cleft led them to a green hollow masked by the main wall of the glen, a fairy place, hidden and lone.
hollow
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From this reading This cleft led them to a green hollow masked by the main wall of the glen, a fairy place, hidden and lone.
home
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
join
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
June
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From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
laird
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
larger
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
led
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From this reading This cleft led them to a green hollow masked by the main wall of the glen, a fairy place, hidden and lone.
lone
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From this reading This cleft led them to a green hollow masked by the main wall of the glen, a fairy place, hidden and lone.
main
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From this reading This cleft led them to a green hollow masked by the main wall of the glen, a fairy place, hidden and lone.
masked
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From this reading This cleft led them to a green hollow masked by the main wall of the glen, a fairy place, hidden and lone.
meeting
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
miniature
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
moor
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seven times had the two been in company since that morning of the flower-sprinkled cape and the thorn-tree.
movement
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From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
nearest
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
pass
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
place
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From this reading This cleft led them to a green hollow masked by the main wall of the glen, a fairy place, hidden and lone.
riding
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
Seven
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From this reading Seven times had the two been in company since that morning of the flower-sprinkled cape and the thorn-tree.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Seven times had the two been in company since that morning of the flower-sprinkled cape and the thorn-tree.
song
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From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
stream
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Seven times had the two been in company since that morning of the flower-sprinkled cape and the thorn-tree.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This cleft led them to a green hollow masked by the main wall of the glen, a fairy place, hidden and lone.
there
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This cleft led them to a green hollow masked by the main wall of the glen, a fairy place, hidden and lone.
thorn-tree
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From this reading Seven times had the two been in company since that morning of the flower-sprinkled cape and the thorn-tree.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
times
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From this reading Seven times had the two been in company since that morning of the flower-sprinkled cape and the thorn-tree.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
town
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
turned
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
two
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From this reading Seven times had the two been in company since that morning of the flower-sprinkled cape and the thorn-tree.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
village
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
walked
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From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
walking
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From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
wall
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From this reading This cleft led them to a green hollow masked by the main wall of the glen, a fairy place, hidden and lone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The glen was dressed in June, at its height of green movement and song.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Alexander and Elspeth walked there and turned aside through a miniature pass down which flowed a stream in miniature to join the larger flood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading First stood a chance meeting upon the moor, Elspeth walking from the village with a basket upon her arm and the laird riding home after business in the nearest considerable town.
