Chapter XXIII
Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head. Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day. "Are ye getting sae weel, laird? I am glad o' that!" "Good day, Mr. Jardine!
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Chapter XXIII
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Alexander
rode
across
the
moors
to
the
glen
head.
Two
or
three
solitary
farers
that
he
met
gave
him
eager
good
day.
"Are
ye
getting
sae
weel,
laird?
I
am
glad
o'
that!"
"Good
day,
Mr.
Jardine!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Alexander
rode
across
the
moors
to
the
glen
head.
Line 2
Two
or
three
solitary
farers
that
he
met
gave
him
eager
good
day.
Line 3
"Are
ye
getting
sae
weel,
laird?
Line 4
I
am
glad
o'
that!"
Line 5
"Good
day,
Mr.
Jardine!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.”
Alexander
noun
US /ˈalexander/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.”
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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
Alexander
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From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am glad o' that!"
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are ye getting sae weel, laird?
day
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From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
eager
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farers
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gave
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getting
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glad
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glen
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From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
head
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From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am glad o' that!"
Jardine
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From this reading "Good day, Mr. Jardine!
laird
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From this reading "Are ye getting sae weel, laird?
met
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From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
moors
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From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
Mr
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o
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From this reading I am glad o' that!"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
rode
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From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
sae
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solitary
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From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
three
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From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alexander rode across the moors to the glen head.
Two
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From this reading Two or three solitary farers that he met gave him eager good day.
weel
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From this reading "Are ye getting sae weel, laird?
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Are ye getting sae weel, laird?