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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 “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
age
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From this reading “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
ailed
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
ALEXANDER
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From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
Allenders
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
audible
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
auld
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
benefit
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
better
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
blights
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From this reading “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
bonnie
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
brother
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
Calder
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
called
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
connexion
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
covetous
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From this reading “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
Cuthbert
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
dee
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
die
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
died
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
dragged
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
fash
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
few
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
fifty
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
followed
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From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
fore
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
fuil
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
giving
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
hantle
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
haste
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From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
heard
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
instantly
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From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
It's
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
Jamie
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
Jean
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From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
kist
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
kitchen
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From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
lang
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
lean
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From this reading “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
live
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
making
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
man
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
marry
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
minutes
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
Miss
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From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
MUIR
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From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
nae
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
old
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From this reading “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
ony
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
out
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
proceeded
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From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
progress
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
rooms
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
said
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
Sandy
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
share
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
story
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
suspiciously
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From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
syne
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
tauntingly
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
taupie
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
telled
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
there
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
touches
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From this reading “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
two
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
unblessed
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From this reading “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
very
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From this reading In a few minutes Cuthbert heard “the kist” making audible progress--and a very short time after, the old man called him out to the passage, between the two rooms, whither they had dragged it.
Violet
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
wanting
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
wat
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
Weel
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
where'er
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From this reading “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading ALEXANDER MUIR instantly proceeded in great haste to the kitchen, whither Miss Jean suspiciously followed him.
wi
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
winter
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From this reading “Oh, lean and covetous old age!--a winter unblessed, that blights where’er it touches.”
woman
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
Ye're
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
year
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From this reading It’s a bonnie story when its telled--a woman to live as lang as fifty year, and syne to die because her man died--auld taupie! when she might have been to the fore to have a share of the benefit, if there is to be ony benefit--what ailed the fuil to dee?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
yoursel
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From this reading “Ye’re giving yoursel a hantle fash wi’ a thing that can never do you ony good, Sandy,” said Miss Jean tauntingly, “for the Allenders were nae connexion to you, even though Violet Calder did marry your brother Jamie--Weel I wat she would have been better wanting him.
