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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 walked slowly, with a great stick under his hand.
Alexander
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From this reading Alexander walked slowly, with a great stick under his hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Old Bran was dead, but a young Bran stretched himself, wagged his tail, and looked beseechingly at the master.
August
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From this reading Now it was August, and the light golden upon the grass and the pilgrim cedar.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
beseechingly
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From this reading Old Bran was dead, but a young Bran stretched himself, wagged his tail, and looked beseechingly at the master.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered the wild night of snow and wind in which his father had left the body.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
Bran
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From this reading Old Bran was dead, but a young Bran stretched himself, wagged his tail, and looked beseechingly at the master.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Old Bran was dead, but a young Bran stretched himself, wagged his tail, and looked beseechingly at the master.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
cedar
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From this reading Now it was August, and the light golden upon the grass and the pilgrim cedar.
chair
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Bran was dead, but a young Bran stretched himself, wagged his tail, and looked beseechingly at the master.
died
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
father
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From this reading He remembered the wild night of snow and wind in which his father had left the body.
father's
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
Glenfernie
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
golden
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From this reading Now it was August, and the light golden upon the grass and the pilgrim cedar.
grass
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From this reading Now it was August, and the light golden upon the grass and the pilgrim cedar.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
hand
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From this reading Alexander walked slowly, with a great stick under his hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remembered the wild night of snow and wind in which his father had left the body.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Old Bran was dead, but a young Bran stretched himself, wagged his tail, and looked beseechingly at the master.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He remembered the wild night of snow and wind in which his father had left the body.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it was August, and the light golden upon the grass and the pilgrim cedar.
laird
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered the wild night of snow and wind in which his father had left the body.
light
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From this reading Now it was August, and the light golden upon the grass and the pilgrim cedar.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Bran was dead, but a young Bran stretched himself, wagged his tail, and looked beseechingly at the master.
master
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From this reading Old Bran was dead, but a young Bran stretched himself, wagged his tail, and looked beseechingly at the master.
mother's
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
moved
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
night
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From this reading He remembered the wild night of snow and wind in which his father had left the body.
Now
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From this reading Now it was August, and the light golden upon the grass and the pilgrim cedar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
Old
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From this reading Old Bran was dead, but a young Bran stretched himself, wagged his tail, and looked beseechingly at the master.
pilgrim
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From this reading Now it was August, and the light golden upon the grass and the pilgrim cedar.
remembered
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From this reading He remembered the wild night of snow and wind in which his father had left the body.
rising
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
room
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
slowly
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From this reading Alexander walked slowly, with a great stick under his hand.
snow
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From this reading He remembered the wild night of snow and wind in which his father had left the body.
stick
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From this reading Alexander walked slowly, with a great stick under his hand.
stretched
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From this reading Old Bran was dead, but a young Bran stretched himself, wagged his tail, and looked beseechingly at the master.
table
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
tail
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From this reading Old Bran was dead, but a young Bran stretched himself, wagged his tail, and looked beseechingly at the master.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Alexander walked slowly, with a great stick under his hand.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now it was August, and the light golden upon the grass and the pilgrim cedar.
wagged
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From this reading Old Bran was dead, but a young Bran stretched himself, wagged his tail, and looked beseechingly at the master.
walked
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From this reading Alexander walked slowly, with a great stick under his hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now it was August, and the light golden upon the grass and the pilgrim cedar.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He remembered the wild night of snow and wind in which his father had left the body.
wild
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From this reading He remembered the wild night of snow and wind in which his father had left the body.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He remembered the wild night of snow and wind in which his father had left the body.
window
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From this reading The laird of Glenfernie, rising from the great chair by the table, moved to the window of the room that had been his father's and mother's, the room where both had died.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alexander walked slowly, with a great stick under his hand.
young
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From this reading Old Bran was dead, but a young Bran stretched himself, wagged his tail, and looked beseechingly at the master.
